19880330039319A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-301 · Captiva, FL · March 30, 1988

Date
March 30, 1988 · 13:00 local
Place
Captiva, FL
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8076D
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88LA135
Reported as
Piper PA32301
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
230 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Entered high sink rate on final. Crashed into a concrete seawall short of the runway. Airport has a short runway.

As the FAA filed it

ENTERED HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE SEAWALL SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. AIRPORT HAS A SHORT RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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