19851112056709A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech S35 · Pampa, TX · November 12, 1985

Date
November 12, 1985 · 19:59 local
Place
Pampa, TX
Airport
Perry Lefors Field
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6843Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW86FA024
Reported as
Beech S35
Reported engine
Continental IO520B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,718 total494 in this make and model50 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.

Flew into the ground one mile short of the runway on a night NDB approach. Visibility was below minimums.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO THE GROUND ONE MILE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY ON A NIGHT NDB APPROACH. VISIBILITY WAS BELOW MINIMUMS.

NTSB investigation

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