19880118000839A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Augusta, GA · January 18, 1988

Date
January 18, 1988 · 21:30 local
Place
Augusta, GA
Airport
Bush Field
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BSBA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N101JR
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88FA082
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,486 total2,007 in this make and model120 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.

Struck trees wires and building on a missed approach. Weather below minimums. No alternate field. No briefing.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES WIRES AND BUILDING ON A MISSED APPROACH. WEATHER BELOW MINIMUMS. NO ALTERNATE FIELD. NO BRIEFING.

NTSB investigation

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