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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Parten P.68C · New Orleans, LA · September 11, 1987

Date: September 11, 1987 · 06:29 local
Place: New Orleans, LA
Airport: Lakefront
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1352W
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW87FA213
Reported as: Parten P68C
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A1B6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,164 total30 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

N1352WRegistration cancelled Apr 9, 1991 · Partenavia P.68CS/N 232 Airframe modelPartenavia P.68C

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What happened

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Landed in calm water short of runway. Cartwheeled.sank. Pilot failed to use VASI.runway lights reflected on water.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED IN CALM WATER SHORT OF RUNWAY.CARTWHEELED.SANK.PILOT FAILED TO USE VASI.RUNWAY LIGHTS REFLECTED ON WATER.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW87FA213Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportNew Orleans, LAThe plt began an ILS rwy 18R apch at ngt to the lakefront arpt. He rprtd that after the acft broke out of the clouds at 1700', he transitioned to a visual apch. He stated that as he contd, the apch seemed normal, except the VASI lights seemed too FAR down the…Sep 11, 1987 · Destroyed