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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Missoula, MT · December 26, 1991

Date
December 26, 1991 · 19:45 local
Place
Missoula, MT
Airport
Missoula International Airport
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6408P
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA92LA031
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total200 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Collided with ground on third try to land. Was low on fuel. With no alternate due to fog. No prior weather briefing

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH GROUND ON THIRD TRY TO LAND. WAS LOW ON FUEL. WITH NO ALTERNATE DUE TO FOG. NO PRIOR WEATHER BRIEFING

NTSB investigation

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