19881102050079A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA60601 · Houston, TX · November 2, 1988

Date
November 2, 1988 · 03:02 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Houston Intercontinental Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GXXA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N60819
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW89FA012
Reported as
Piper PA60601
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540S1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,887 total190 in this make and model218 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.

Struck powerline in dense fog at night and crashed into trees. Had descended below glide slope.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWERLINE IN DENSE FOG AT NIGHT AND CRASHED INTO TREES. HAD DESCENDED BELOW GLIDE SLOPE.

NTSB investigation

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