# Accident 19950211001499A: Piper PA32R301T, Modesto, CA, February 11, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1995, 19:54 local time
- Place: Modesto, CA
- Airport: Modesto City-County Airport-Har
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6507° N, 121.1300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6507&lon=-121.1300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N560LM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N560LM-1995-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950211001499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK ALMOND TREES ON ILS APPROACH. APPEARS LOST CONTROL DURING BANKING AND GEAR EXTENSION. BURNED ON IMPACT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX95FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA105), Feb 11, 1995: Piper PA-32R-301T (N560LM), Ceres, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot inadvertently becoming lost/disoriented during a missed approach, his failure to follow the proper missed approach procedure, and his failure to maintain control of the aircraft due to…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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