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| Date: | Sunday 15 January 1984 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32RT-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Enterprise Industrial Sales |
| Registration: | N31844 |
| MSN: | 32RT7885132 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 996 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K165D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Attalla, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Myers, FL |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A VOR APPROACH TO LAND IN IMC WX, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PLT HAD FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN ON THIS AND OTHER OCCASIONS EVEN THOUGH HE WAS NOT QUALIFIED. DURING THIS APPROACH, THE DESCENT WAS CONTINUED PAST THE MDA OF 960 FT. FIELD ELEVATION WAS 569 FT. NO MALFUNCTIONS OF EQUIPMENT OR PHYSICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION. CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X38506
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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