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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Charles City, IA · November 11, 1991

Date
November 11, 1991 · 19:00 local
Place
Charles City, IA
Airport
Charles City Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9161P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI92LA026
Reported as
Piper PA24260
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540D4A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,190 total107 in this make and model43 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.

Accumulated 2 inches of ice en route settled into trees onapproach just short of runway. No wing deice equipment.

As the FAA filed it

ACCUMULATED 2 INCHES OF ICE EN ROUTE SETTLED INTO TREES ONAPPROACH JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY. NO WING DEICE EQUIPMENT.

NTSB investigation

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