19891215057299A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Cairo, NY · December 15, 1989

Date
December 15, 1989 · 17:30 local
Place
Cairo, NY
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N45CH
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC90FA039
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520J
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
6
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total100 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Struck mountainside in area of low clouds and heavy snow at night. Revenue flight violation FAR 135.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK MOUNTAINSIDE IN AREA OF LOW CLOUDS AND HEAVY SNOW AT NIGHT. REVENUE FLIGHT VIOLATION FAR 135.

NTSB investigation

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