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MIA90IA072

1990-02-19 · TALLAHASSEE, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport TLH

Current FAA registration · N7574Y

Make / Model
PIPER PA-30
Year of manufacture
1964 · 26 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES (150 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19641102
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AA3705

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

PROPER GLIDEPATH NOT MAINTAINED.

Factual narrative

AFTER EXECUTING A MISSED APPROACH THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A SECOND APPROACH. DURING THE SECOND APPROACH THE PILOT BECAME FIXATED ON THE INSTRUMENTS ALLOWING HIM TO SINK BELOW THE GUIDE PATH AND NOT PROVIDING AMPLE TIME TO RECOVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_MIA90IA072.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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