19900602022899A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Wadsworth, OH · June 2, 1990

Date
June 2, 1990 · 11:30 local
Place
Wadsworth, OH
Airport
Wadsworth Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8760N
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI90FA145
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
10,500 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Came in too low on final. Right wing was sheared by striking a utility pole, causing fatal crash.

As the FAA filed it

CAME IN TOO LOW ON FINAL. RIGHT WING WAS SHEARED BY STRIKING A UTILITY POLE, CAUSING FATAL CRASH.

NTSB investigation

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