19850823040109A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31T · Flat Rock, NC · August 23, 1985

Date
August 23, 1985 · 21:55 local
Place
Flat Rock, NC
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N600CM
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85FA256
Reported as
Piper PA31T
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A28
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total0 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.

Descended into mountainous terrain impacting a ridge. IFR conditions due to cloud height. Burned after night impact

As the FAA filed it

DESCENDED INTO MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IMPACTING A RIDGE. IFR CONDITIONS DUE TO CLOUD HEIGHT. BURNED AFTER NIGHT IMPACT

NTSB investigation

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