19910106000279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Red Bluff, CA · January 6, 1991

Date: January 6, 1991 · 18:35 local
Place: Red Bluff, CA
Airport: Red Bluff Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N66SL
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX91LA067
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360EB
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,925 total446 in this make and model163 in the last 90 days

N66SLRegistration cancelled Nov 26, 2014 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-8070038 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Collided with terrain short of runway on VOR approach. Weather below minimums.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN SHORT OF RUNWAY ON VOR APPROACH. WEATHER BELOW MINIMUMS.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX91LA067Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRed Bluff, CAThe failure of the pilot in command to detect a descent below the minimum descent altitude for the approach in use.Jan 7, 1991 · Substantial damage