Summary
On February 26, 1989, a Piper PA-28-235 (N56600) was involved in an incident near Liberty, NC. All 3 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT LANDING AT THE WRONG AIRPORT, CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE AIRPORT PERSONNEL TO NOTIFY THE FAA OF THE EXISTANCE OF THE AIRPORT SO IT COULD BE PROPERLY DESIGNATED ON AVIATION CHARTS.
This incident is documented in NTSB report ATL89LA093. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N56600.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT LANDING AT THE WRONG AIRPORT, CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE AIRPORT PERSONNEL TO NOTIFY THE FAA OF THE EXISTANCE OF THE AIRPORT SO IT COULD BE PROPERLY DESIGNATED ON AVIATION CHARTS.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ATL89LA093