19851111062809A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA23250 · Coatesville, PA · November 11, 1985

Date
November 11, 1985 · 23:50 local
Place
Coatesville, PA
Airport
Chester County G O Carlson
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CCAA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N54136
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO86FA005
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total150 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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The aircraft impacted an open field during a night instrument approach. Lost control, vertical impact indicated.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AN OPEN FIELD DURING A NIGHT INSTRUMENT APPROACH. LOST CONTROL, VERTICAL IMPACT INDICATED.

NTSB investigation

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