# Accident 19880118000589A: Piper PA23250, Carbondale-Murp, IL, January 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1988, 17:39 local time
- Place: Carbondale-Murp, IL
- Airport: Southern Illinois
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7197° N, 89.2097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7197&lon=-89.2097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40265, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40265-1989-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880118000589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI88FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA046), Jan 18, 1988: Piper PA-23-250 (N40265), Carbondale, IL, destroyed, 3 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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