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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Charleston, WV · June 15, 1990

Date
June 15, 1990 · 08:27 local
Place
Charleston, WV
Airport
Yeager
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3260F
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO90FA057
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
5,400 total

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What happened

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

Crashed into trees on ILS approach. Failed to note minimum altitude. Low clouds an fog in area.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED INTO TREES ON ILS APPROACH. FAILED TO NOTE MINIMUM ALTITUDE. LOW CLOUDS AN FOG IN AREA.

NTSB investigation

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