19840314005579A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Groton, CT · March 14, 1984

Date
March 14, 1984 · 03:00 local
Place
Groton, CT
Airport
New London
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5022S
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC84FA108
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.

Lost control on ILS short final and struck trees and ground. Ground fog and lack of skill are factors.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL ON ILS SHORT FINAL AND STRUCK TREES AND GROUND. GROUND FOG AND LACK OF SKILL ARE FACTORS.

NTSB investigation

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