19790220009619A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Dallas, TX · February 20, 1979

Date
February 20, 1979 · 23:35 local
Place
Dallas, TX
Airport
Redbird
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6055P
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FA050
Reported as
Piper PA24250
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
1,124 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Pilot descended below IFR minimums on ILS approach,stalled airplane into trees in attempt to avoid same.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DESCENDED BELOW IFR MINIMUMS ON ILS APPROACH,STALLED AIRPLANE INTO TREES IN ATTEMPT TO AVOID SAME.

NTSB investigation

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