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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA31 · Nantucket, MA · April 6, 1985

Date
April 6, 1985 · 18:15 local
Place
Nantucket, MA
Airport
Nantucket Memorial
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
WRWA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N68DD
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC85FA099
Reported as
Piper PA31
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540A2B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,800 total390 in this make and model155 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.

On the ILS approach, encountered moderate turbulence with a loss in airspeed. Descended into trees and burned.

As the FAA filed it

ON THE ILS APPROACH, ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE WITH A LOSS IN AIRSPEED. DESCENDED INTO TREES AND BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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