- Date
- November 30, 1988, 18:23 local (Dec 1, 1988, 02:23 UTC)
- Place
- Modesto, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5852VPiper PA-28
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881130052029A
- Case key
- 26291
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During an ILS approach in night instrument meteorological conditions, the pilot allowed the airspeed to diminish resulting in the airplane stalling. Before the pilot could regain control, the airplane collided with the terrain short of the runway. There were no reported mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane or airport equipment at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5852V
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7715257
- Airframe hours
- 3,700
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Modesto Flight Center
- Registered owner
- Modesto Flight Center
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 18, 1988 · 62 hours before
- Departed
- FAT · Fresno, CA
- Destination
- MOD · Modesto, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MOD · Modesto City, runway 28, 5,911 × 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
- 47
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,795 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 6,600 as pilot in command · 183 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- 100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MOD, 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.