# Accident 19950705016019A: Piper PA28R200, Raleigh-Durham, NC, July 5, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1995, 04:16 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8886° N, 78.7758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8886&lon=-78.7758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15743, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15743-1996-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950705016019A

## Narrative

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

MISSED TWO APPROACHES AT DESTINATION. DIVERTED. ERRATIC ILS APPROACH. WENT BELOW DECISION HEIGHT. IMPACTED TERRAIN.

## 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 ATL95FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA128), Jul 5, 1995: Piper PA-28R-200 (N15743), Raleigh, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow proper IFR procedures by descending below the decision height. Factors relating to the accident were the weather conditions and the dark night.

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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