19790123001419A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA31 · Dodge City, KS · January 23, 1979

Date
January 23, 1979 · 03:55 local
Place
Dodge City, KS
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N23L
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC79FCQ11
Reported as
Piper PA31
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,728 total1,015 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On VOR approach,hit ground 3 miles short of airport. Went 390 ft below mda. Possible wind shear.

As the FAA filed it

ON VOR APPROACH,HIT GROUND 3 MILES SHORT OF AIRPORT. WENT 390 FT BELOW MDA.POSSIBLE WIND SHEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.