19900420010449A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Eldora, IA · April 20, 1990

Date
April 20, 1990 · 22:10 local
Place
Eldora, IA
Airport
Eldora Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1680P
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC90LA092
Reported as
Piper PA22150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
137 total113 in this make and model17 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.

Low on fuel,tried to land on unlighted turf runway and struck wires. Was off course,tried lights on wrong frequency

As the FAA filed it

LOW ON FUEL,TRIED TO LAND ON UNLIGHTED TURF RUNWAY AND STRUCK WIRES. WAS OFF COURSE,TRIED LIGHTS ON WRONG FREQUENCY

NTSB investigation

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