19960318004279A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Marion, VA · March 18, 1996

Date
March 18, 1996 · 01:00 local
Place
Marion, VA
Airport
Mountain Empire Airport
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N54839
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD96FA050
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,935 total318 in this make and model

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What happened

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Struck trees near runway on missed approach. Pilot saw runway but unable land. Became below mda. Dark night.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES NEAR RUNWAY ON MISSED APPROACH. PILOT SAW RUNWAY BUT UNABLE LAND. BECAME BELOW MDA. DARK NIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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