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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-235 · Fall River, MA · December 14, 1991

Date
December 14, 1991 · 17:45 local
Place
Fall River, MA
Airport
Fall River Municipal
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4959P
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC92FA047
Reported as
Piper PA23235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1

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What happened

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

Reported field insight. Cancelled then lost it. Missed. Climbed out. Turned wrong way. Lost control. Struck trees.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED FIELD INSIGHT. CANCELLED THEN LOST IT. MISSED. CLIMBED OUT. TURNED WRONG WAY. LOST CONTROL. STRUCK TREES.

NTSB investigation

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