# Accident 19951123038149A: Piper PA32300, Ft Lauderdale, FL, November 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1995, 00:48 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0907° N, 80.1507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0907&lon=-80.1507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44CQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44CQ-1996-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951123038149A

## Narrative

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

CLEARED FOR ILS APPROACH. HIT APPROACH LIGHTS AND BLAST FENCE LANDING. PILOT FATIGUE AND LATE HOUR FACTORS.

## 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 MIA96LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA026), Nov 23, 1995: Piper PA-32-300 (N44CQ), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE VISUAL APPROACH SLOPE INDICATOR AND MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDEPATH DURING APPROACH. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS PILOT FATIGUE.

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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