19800827038629A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · East Tawas, MI · August 27, 1980

Date
August 27, 1980 · 04:37 local
Place
East Tawas, MI
Airport
Iasco
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N44EM
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FA065
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
1,324 total175 in this make and model46 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.

Descended below minimum descent altitude. Struck trees one and a half miles from runway. Weather below minima.

As the FAA filed it

DESCENDED BELOW MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE. STRUCK TREES ONE AND A HALF MILES FROM RUNWAY. WEATHER BELOW MINIMA.

NTSB investigation

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