19791125042159A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Anniston, AL · November 25, 1979

Date
November 25, 1979 · 22:50 local
Place
Anniston, AL
Airport
Anniston Calhoun
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5RJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FA014
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
520 total1 in this make and model100 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.

Struck trees on rising terrain beyond airport during LOC approach. Failed to execute miss approach procedure.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES ON RISING TERRAIN BEYOND AIRPORT DURING LOC APPROACH. FAILED TO EXECUTE MISS APPROACH PROCEDURE.

NTSB investigation

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