19870417083369A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · York, PA · April 17, 1987

Date
April 17, 1987 · 20:18 local
Place
York, PA
Airport
York Airport
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7987W
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC87FA127
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A3A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total497 in this make and model21 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.

Indicates missed approach then circled back trying to find airport lost control near vertical impact near runway.

As the FAA filed it

INDICATES MISSED APPROACH THEN CIRCLED BACK TRYING TO FIND AIRPORT LOST CONTROL NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT NEAR RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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