19810413015709A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Worthington, MN · April 13, 1981

Date
April 13, 1981 · 02:30 local
Place
Worthington, MN
Airport
Worthington
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N43719
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FER31
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
161 total43 in this make and model8 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.

VFR pilot tried to land in dense fog at night. Flew into ground turning final. Had been advised of ground fog.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT TRIED TO LAND IN DENSE FOG AT NIGHT. FLEW INTO GROUND TURNING FINAL. HAD BEEN ADVISED OF GROUND FOG.

NTSB investigation

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