Piper PA-32-300 N888JK

Summary

On 20 November 1995 at about 14:34 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N888JK was involved in an accident near Fullerton, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died. One person on the ground also died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 November 1995 at 14:34

Classification

Accident

Location

Fullerton, California, United States

Nearest airport

Fullerton Municipal (FUL)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-32-300

Registration

N888JK

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Big Bear → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX96FA050

2 people died, including 1 on the ground.

the pilot-in-command's failure to follow IFR procedures in that he descended below the minimum descent altitude and failed to execute a missed approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot-in-command's self-induced pressure to get to work.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The noninstrument-rated pilot and CFII were on a localizer instrument approach. The airplane did not have a DME, and the pilots had requested and were advised by approach control when they were over the final approach fix. The airplane descended below the minimum descent altitude and collided with a telephone pole and an apartment building about 1 mile short of the runway. The weather was indefinite 100 feet, with visibility 1/4 mile in fog. The paraplegic CFII required special rudder controls to fly the airplane; the airplane was not equipped with the controls. The CFII was due at his normal workplace near the airport about 25 minutes after the accident time. One person on the ground was fatally injured.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.