- Date
- March 13, 1986, 05:00 local (10:00 UTC)
- Place
- Toledo, OH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3124PPiper PA-23
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Not reported
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860313006439A
- Case key
- 6931
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
N3124P crashed while attempting an ILS approach to rwy 07 at express airport in Toledo, OH. The pilot had attempted an approach at metcalf airport but missed the approach because of the weather. The aircraft crashed about 1 mile short of the airport in a wooded area. Examination of the wreckage indicated that the aircraft collided with trees about 1200 feet southwest of the accident site. The examination also failed to disclose any system malfunction or failure. The examination of the ILS system also failed to indicate that it had malfunctioned. The decision height for this approach is 883 feet MSL. It was not determined why the pilot descended below the decision height.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3124P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23-1047
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A3B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jack Zody
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 4, 1986
- Departed
- CLE · Cleveland, OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- TOL · Toledo, runway 7, 8,699 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,973 total · 400 in this make and model · 3,173 as pilot in command · 132 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Not reported
- Wind
- 80° at 7 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TOL, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.