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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 441 · Flagstaff, AZ · February 20, 1987

Date
February 20, 1987 · 18:45 local
Place
Flagstaff, AZ
Airport
Pulliam
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EIPA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6858S
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87FA119
Reported as
Cessna 441
Reported engine
Garrett TPE3318
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
2,311 total24 in this make and model256 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.

Pilot missed VOR approach due to avionic problems. Reported no gyro. Lost control and crashed in densely wooded area

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MISSED VOR APPROACH DUE TO AVIONIC PROBLEMS.REPORTED NO GYRO. LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED IN DENSELY WOODED AREA

NTSB investigation

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