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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Arcata - Eureka, CA · July 23, 2002

Date: July 23, 2002 · 14:57 local
Place: Arcata - Eureka, CA
Airport: Arcata Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8801N
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX02FA234
Reported as: Piper PA28140
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N8801NRegistration cancelled Oct 15, 2002 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-25646 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) According to the seattle center partial transcript dated July 23, 2002, UTC, 2200UTC N8801N was cleared for an ILS approach for the second time at 2153:433 to runway 32 at the Arcata Airport, mckinleyville, CA. At 2156:33 the pilot acknowledged a frequency change from seattle center. N8801N crashed and burned between knees intersection and the ILS outer marker and was not found until the next day around 1700 PDT due to inclement weather.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE SEATTLE CENTER PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT DATED JULY 23, 2002, UTC, 2200UTC N8801N WAS CLEARED FOR AN ILS APPROACH FOR THE SECOND TIME AT 2153:433 TO RUNWAY 32 AT THE ARCATA AIRPORT, MCKINLEYVILLE, CA. AT 2156:33 THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED A FREQUENCY CHANGE FROM SEATTLE CENTER. N8801N CRASHED AND BURNED BETWEEN KNEES INTERSECTION AND THE ILS OUTER MARKER AND WAS NOT FOUND UNTIL THE NEXT DAY AROUND 1700 PDT DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX02FA234Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportKneeland, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the trees while executing an instrument approach. Contributing factors were the clouds and obscuration weather conditions.Jul 23, 2002 · Destroyed