Accident · 1988-12-31

NTSB case NYC89LA058 · PIPER PA-60 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1988-12-31
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: PIPER PA-60 (N90393)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISIONS WHILE APPROACHING THE AIRPORT ON FINAL APPROACH WITH DEFECTIVE MAGNETOS. THE RIGHT FUEL SELECTOR WAS PLACED IN THE CLOSED POSITION, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND, RAISED THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS, FAILED TO MAINTAIN VMC, AND CRASHED INTO WOODED TERRAIN.

Source: NTSB case NYC89LA058

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.

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