19880107000209A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Napa, CA · January 7, 1988

Date
January 7, 1988 · 18:19 local
Place
Napa, CA
Airport
Napa County Airport
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2938X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88FA082
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2

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What happened

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Weather brief VFR not advised. Not current IFR.flew into IMC.filed. Had to hold. Became confused lost control crashed.

As the FAA filed it

WEATHER BRIEF VFR NOT ADVISED.NOT CURRENT IFR.FLEW INTO IMC.FILED.HAD TO HOLD.BECAME CONFUSED LOST CONTROL CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N2938X · 1

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