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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Grass Valley, CA · May 16, 1993

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Date
May 16, 1993 · 02:35 local
Place
Grass Valley, CA
Airport
Nevada County Airpark
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N26075
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX93FA215
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
172 total113 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
N26075Registration cancelled Sep 25, 2014 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8516087 · Built 1985Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Struck trees crashed and burned on night go around at unfamiliar airport. Had mistaken O17 for destinatin airport.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES CRASHED AND BURNED ON NIGHT GO AROUND AT UNFAMILIAR AIRPORT. HAD MISTAKEN O17 FOR DESTINATIN AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX93FA215Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportGrass Valley, CAThe pilot prematurely raising the airplane's flaps at an airspeed insufficient to maintain flight which resulted in an inadvertent stall mush condition. A factor in this accident was the darkness of the night.May 16, 1993 · No damage