Accident · 1994-03-06

NTSB case CHI94LA098 · PIPER PA-28-140 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1994-03-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (N2145T)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER GLIDEPATH. THE DARK NIGHT WAS A FACTOR.

Source: NTSB case CHI94LA098

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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