19871231072769A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Burlington, VT · December 31, 1987

Date
December 31, 1987 · 17:42 local
Place
Burlington, VT
Airport
Burlington International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2243J
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88FA062
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
734 total230 in this make and model30 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.

Heavy airframe icing and severe turbulence on emergency approach. Hit wind shear,stalled and crashed on overrun.

As the FAA filed it

HEAVY AIRFRAME ICING AND SEVERE TURBULENCE ON EMERGENCY APPROACH. HIT WIND SHEAR,STALLED AND CRASHED ON OVERRUN.

NTSB investigation

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