19880219003149A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-325 · Atlantic City, NJ · February 19, 1988

Date
February 19, 1988 · 22:02 local
Place
Atlantic City, NJ
Airport
Atlantic City International
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EGQA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N27400
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88FA087
Reported as
Piper PA31325
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540F2BD
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
1,115 total135 in this make and model218 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Lost control and crashed on night IFR approach in heavy rain and turbulence, co pilot not qualified.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED ON NIGHT IFR APPROACH IN HEAVY RAIN AND TURBULENCE, CO PILOT NOT QUALIFIED.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N27400 · 1

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