19880908038489A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-400 · Gasquet, CA · September 8, 1988

Date
September 8, 1988 · 18:45 local
Place
Gasquet, CA
Airport
Ward Field Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8541P
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA88LA174
Reported as
Piper PA24400
Reported engine
Lycoming IO720A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total300 in this make and model60 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.

Unable to land at destination,diverted to canyon strip. Blinded by sun on final,clipped tree. Diverted to medford,OR

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO LAND AT DESTINATION,DIVERTED TO CANYON STRIP. BLINDED BY SUN ON FINAL,CLIPPED TREE.DIVERTED TO MEDFORD,OR

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N8541P · 1

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