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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Sundown, NY · August 24, 1979

Date
August 24, 1979 · 14:15 local
Place
Sundown, NY
Airport
Sullivan Co
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N55PH
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FA083
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total100 in this make and model500 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.

Crashed into trees executing missed approach under IFR weather conditions. Failed to climb to higher assigned alt.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED INTO TREES EXECUTING MISSED APPROACH UNDER IFR WEATHER CONDITIONS. FAILED TO CLIMB TO HIGHER ASSIGNED ALT.

NTSB investigation

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