19800222004069A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Ft Wayne, IN · February 22, 1980

Date
February 22, 1980 · 22:17 local
Place
Ft Wayne, IN
Airport
Baer
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N200BF
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FA026
Reported as
Piper PA32300
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
454 total32 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Pilot attempting IFR approach when weather was below approach minimums. Crashed short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTING IFR APPROACH WHEN WEATHER WAS BELOW APPROACH MINIMUMS. CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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