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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA31 · Fernandina Beac, FL · January 24, 1991

Date
January 24, 1991 · 23:00 local
Place
Fernandina Beac, FL
Airport
Fernandina Beach Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
KCOA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N31HL
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA91LA071
Reported as
Piper PA31
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540A2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,072 total1,371 in this make and model127 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.

Canceled asr approach. Airport in sight entered rain and fog impacted in a swamp two miles short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

CANCELED ASR APPROACH. AIRPORT IN SIGHT ENTERED RAIN AND FOG IMPACTED IN A SWAMP TWO MILES SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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