19800118001189A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23 · New Bern, NC · January 18, 1980

Date
January 18, 1980 · 19:11 local
Place
New Bern, NC
Airport
Simmons-Natt
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1376P
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD80FA020
Reported as
Piper PA23
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
7,050 total537 in this make and model98 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.

Advised airport below IFR minimums. Requested approach. Struck trees inside outer marker.

As the FAA filed it

ADVISED AIRPORT BELOW IFR MINIMUMS. REQUESTED APPROACH. STRUCK TREES INSIDE OUTER MARKER.

NTSB investigation

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