Accident: Piper PA32R
Jun 27, 2020 · Zavalla, TX
NTSB numberCEN20LA248Event id20200627X60335
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The non-certificated pilot’s poor decision-making as he attempted to land at an unlit airstrip in night instrument conditions, which resulted in the airplane’s collision with terrain short of the runway.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Piper PA32R
- Registration
- N315AM
- Year built
- 2006
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Angelina County Airport (LFK)21 nm (39 km) west
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