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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Danville, VA · August 29, 2013

Date
August 29, 2013 · 19:41 local
Place
Danville, VA
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9089N
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA13FA385
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
8 total8 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

A/c struck the ILS antenna while attempting to land on runway 2. Left wing shreared off and crashed 250 feet off the runway/ 40 feet from taxiway, and caught fire.

As the FAA filed it

A/C STRUCK THE ILS ANTENNA WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 2. LEFT WING SHREARED OFF AND CRASHED 250 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY/ 40 FEET FROM TAXIWAY, AND CAUGHT FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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