19811207079389A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA23250 · Hilton Head, SC · December 7, 1981

Date
December 7, 1981 · 17:45 local
Place
Hilton Head, SC
Airport
Hilton Head
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5295Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82FLG06
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1D5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,654 total1,654 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Misjudged visual approach on a night landing. Landed short of runway. Struck a tree.

As the FAA filed it

MISJUDGED VISUAL APPROACH ON A NIGHT LANDING. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. STRUCK A TREE.

NTSB investigation

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