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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Redlands, CA · August 13, 1979

Date
August 13, 1979 · 11:04 local
Place
Redlands, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7595Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FA066
Reported as
Piper PA30
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total873 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.

After an ILS approach, pilot obtained special VFR to other airport. Missed airport in fog, flew into mountain-side.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER AN ILS APPROACH, PILOT OBTAINED SPECIAL VFR TO OTHER AIRPORT. MISSED AIRPORT IN FOG, FLEW INTO MOUNTAIN-SIDE.

NTSB investigation

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