19880118000589A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Carbondale-Murp, IL · January 18, 1988

Date
January 18, 1988 · 17:39 local
Place
Carbondale-Murp, IL
Airport
Southern Illinois
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N40265
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI88FA046
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Descended into trees on night ILS approach in near zero IMC. Descended below glide slope near outer marker.

As the FAA filed it

DESCENDED INTO TREES ON NIGHT ILS APPROACH IN NEAR ZERO IMC. DESCENDED BELOW GLIDE SLOPE NEAR OUTER MARKER.

NTSB investigation

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