# Accident 19890322006709A: Piper PA60600, Jacksonville, FL, March 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1989, 22:44 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Jacksonville International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FMTA
- Location: 30.4940° N, 81.6878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACKSONVILLE INTL (JAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4940&lon=-81.6878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77BR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77BR-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 7106001, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1F5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,575 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890322006709A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK TREES AND WIRES ON FINAL FROM ILS APPROACH. DESCENDED BELOW DECISION HEIGHT. APPROACH CHARTS NOT CURRENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA89FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA113), Mar 23, 1989: Piper Aerostar 600 (N77BR), Jacksonville, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF THE IFR PROCEDURE BY THE PILOT, HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDE PATH, AND HIS FAILURE TO IDENTIFY THE DECISION HEIGHT.

## Other reports on N77BR (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890214023609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890214023609I), Feb 14, 1989: Piper PA60600 (N77BR), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. Upper door half opened on takeoff and separated from aircraft. AD was issued. Post incident for lock modifications.
- [Incident 19870702069849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870702069849I), Jul 2, 1987: Piper PA60600 (N77BR), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. Directional control was lost on roll out. Found the scissor link on right main gear had broken.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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