# Accident 19880119000979A: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER, Charlotte, NC, January 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1988, 19:13 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte-Douglas International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2298° N, 80.9107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2298&lon=-80.9107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N996SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N996SA-1993-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6TWNOTTER
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,900 total, 320 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880119000979A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL88LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA083), Jan 20, 1988: de Havilland DHC-6-200 (N996SA), Charlotte, NC, substantial damage

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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