19810115089491A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · New Orleans, LA · January 15, 1981

Date
January 15, 1981 · 13:55 local
Place
New Orleans, LA
Airport
Lakefront
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6812Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FA024
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,334 total431 in this make and model17 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.

Aircraft crashed short of runway into water during instrument approach. Weather below landing minimums.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY INTO WATER DURING INSTRUMENT APPROACH. WEATHER BELOW LANDING MINIMUMS.

NTSB investigation

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