# Accident 19890828031649A: Piper PA31350, Lynchburg, VA, August 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1989, 00:45 local time
- Place: Lynchburg, VA
- Airport: Lynchburg Municipal-Preston Glenn
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BVPA
- Location: 37.3597° N, 79.2204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3597&lon=-79.2204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234J-1991-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890828031649A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 BFO89FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA075), Aug 28, 1989: Piper PA-31-350 (N234J), Lynchburg, VA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OBSTRUCTIONS BECAUSE OF IMPROPER IFR OPERATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS DESCENT BELOW DECISION HEIGHT, DELAY IN INITIATING THE MISSED APPROACH, AND…

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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