19881115066039A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Port Royal, VA · November 15, 1988

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Date: November 15, 1988 · 16:00 local
Place: Port Royal, VA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8215P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
Reported engine: Lycoming O540A1C5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 202 total44 in this make and model

N8215PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3468 · Built 1963 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Lowering weather and near dark with instrument problems. Landed on a road striking a sign. Possible master not on.

As the FAA filed it

LOWERING WEATHER AND NEAR DARK WITH INSTRUMENT PROBLEMS. LANDED ON A ROAD STRIKING A SIGN. POSSIBLE MASTER NOT ON.

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