19890828031649A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Lynchburg, VA · August 28, 1989

Date
August 28, 1989 · 00:45 local
Place
Lynchburg, VA
Airport
Lynchburg Municipal-Preston Glenn
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BVPA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N234J
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO89FA075
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
5

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 3rd try flew ILS approach fogged in runway. Descended below dh. Struck trees off end runway. Near zero fog.

As the FAA filed it

ON 3RD TRY FLEW ILS APPROACH FOGGED IN RUNWAY. DESCENDED BELOW DH. STRUCK TREES OFF END RUNWAY. NEAR ZERO FOG.

NTSB investigation

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