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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-236 · York, PA · July 16, 1989

Date
July 16, 1989 · 21:30 local
Place
York, PA
Airport
York Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2829D
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89FA166
Reported as
Piper PA28236
Reported engine
Lycoming O540J3A5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
571 total288 in this make and model19 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.

Observed low flying perpendicular to runway. Hit ground and cartwheeled. Was on adf approach.

As the FAA filed it

OBSERVED LOW FLYING PERPENDICULAR TO RUNWAY. HIT GROUND AND CARTWHEELED. WAS ON ADF APPROACH.

NTSB investigation

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