19880119000979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER · Charlotte, NC · January 19, 1988

Date
January 19, 1988 · 19:13 local
Place
Charlotte, NC
Airport
Charlotte-Douglas International
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N996SA
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88LA083
Reported as
Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,900 total320 in this make and model95 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 on a night ILS approach short of the runway and below glide slope altitude. Ceiling was near zero.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES ON A NIGHT ILS APPROACH SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND BELOW GLIDE SLOPE ALTITUDE. CEILING WAS NEAR ZERO.

NTSB investigation

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