- Date
- September 8, 1988, 18:45 local (Sep 9, 1988, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Gasquet, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8541PPiper PA-24-400
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880908038489A
- Case key
- 40882
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that as he turned final approach, intense sunglare was encountered. The plt executed a go-around 'in the blind,' and collided with trees in approach path. The acft remained flyable and the pilot diverted to medford, Oregon.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8541P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-400
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 122
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-720-A1A, 400 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Kenneth L. Young
- Registered owner
- Oceanview Orthopedic Med. Cntr
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SCK · Stockton, CA
- Destination
- CEC · Crescent City, CA
- Airport
- 0O9 · Ward Field, runway 24, 2,990 × 50 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
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 300 in this make and model · 60 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.