19821112058549A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Brevard, NC · November 12, 1982

Date
November 12, 1982 · 05:14 local
Place
Brevard, NC
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N59771
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83AA029
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,300 total900 in this make and model0 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.

Struck mountainside during misplaced approach procedure. Adf and marker beacon inop. Indicates receiving wrong VOR.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK MOUNTAINSIDE DURING MISPLACED APPROACH PROCEDURE. ADF AND MARKER BEACON INOP.INDICATES RECEIVING WRONG VOR.

NTSB investigation

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