ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169392
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| Date: | Saturday 9 August 1969 |
| Time: | 00:05 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6483R |
| MSN: | 28-21673 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | between Mount Marshall and Iroquois Peak, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Albany, New York |
| Adirondack Regional Airport at Saranac Lake | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
FACTOR(S)
WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
REMARKS- CRASHED IN REMOTE UNLTD AREA. PLT STATED HE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE DOWNDRAFTS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=6080&key=0
http://aviationweek.com/blog/aircraft-archaeology-high-adirondacks
http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?2960-Mount-Marshall-Plane-Crash-Site&s=8420fa5ba35c056996d02fd743d9d9a9
https://www.flickr.com/photos/30749467@N06/albums/72157650059956560
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2014 17:09 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 21-May-2018 06:24 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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