Piper PA-32R-301 N789CA

Summary

On 12 April 2000 at about 03:00 local time, a Piper PA-32R-301 registered N789CA, operated by Ivan B. Greenhut, was involved in an accident near Rocksprings, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 April 2000 at 03:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Rocksprings, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Rock Springs (69R)

Coordinates

30.0099, -100.2098

Aircraft

Piper PA-32R-301

Registration

N789CA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ivan B. Greenhut

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Beaumont → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW00LA123

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain proper glidepath. A factor was the dark night light conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on a dark night visual approach to a lighted runway, the pilot lost visual contact with the runway and elected to perform a go-around. The pilot applied full power, raised the landing gear, and selected 10 degrees of flaps. Subsequently, the airplane struck trees, impacted the ground, and came to a stop against a fence. A postimpact fire consumed the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.