19881012046299A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Santa Maria, CA · October 12, 1988

Date
October 12, 1988 · 10:07 local
Place
Santa Maria, CA
Airport
Santa Maria Public
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6198H
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89FA013
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
1,724 total345 in this make and model13 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.

Flew into side of a mountain on a back course LOC approach. Was too low and off course.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN ON A BACK COURSE LOC APPROACH. WAS TOO LOW AND OFF COURSE.

NTSB investigation

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