19880416034979A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT-300T · Port Angeles, WA · April 16, 1988

Date
April 16, 1988 · 05:45 local
Place
Port Angeles, WA
Airport
William R Fairchild International
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N36815
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA88FA078
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300T
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540S1AD
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
834 total203 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Missed visual approach due to ground fog. Struck rising terrain on the go around. Dark foggy night no ground lights

As the FAA filed it

MISSED VISUAL APPROACH DUE TO GROUND FOG. STRUCK RISING TERRAIN ON THE GO AROUND. DARK FOGGY NIGHT NO GROUND LIGHTS

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N36815 · 1

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