19851211066279A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Corning, NY · December 11, 1985

Date
December 11, 1985 · 10:23 local
Place
Corning, NY
Airport
Elmira
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7770Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86FA039
Reported as
Piper PA30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320B1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,719 total360 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Descended into trees during approach. No approach plate for the ILS being flown. Higher than recommended airspeed.

As the FAA filed it

DESCENDED INTO TREES DURING APPROACH. NO APPROACH PLATE FOR THE ILS BEING FLOWN. HIGHER THAN RECOMMENDED AIRSPEED.

NTSB investigation

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