19851201058409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA31P350 · Englewood, CO · December 1, 1985

Date
December 1, 1985 · 18:08 local
Place
Englewood, CO
Airport
Arapahoe County Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9250Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN86FA034
Reported as
Piper PA31P350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,050 total212 in this make and model40 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.

Although cleared for an ILS approach, descended visually to airport. Impacted on higher flat terrain on final.

As the FAA filed it

ALTHOUGH CLEARED FOR AN ILS APPROACH, DESCENDED VISUALLY TO AIRPORT. IMPACTED ON HIGHER FLAT TERRAIN ON FINAL.

NTSB investigation

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