Date: | Sunday 9 June 1985 |
Time: | 02:30 |
Type: | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air |
Owner/operator: | Jaradac International Corp. |
Registration: | N148CP |
MSN: | BB-129 |
Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
Engine model: | P&W UNK |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 3,2 km S of Montgomery-Orange County Airport, NY (MGJ) -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Teterboro Airport, NJ (TEB/KTEB) |
Destination airport: | Montgomery-Orange County Airport, NY (MGJ/KMGJ) |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The aircraft landed at Teterboro Airport, NJ (TEB) at 01:52 following a flight from Baltimore, MD. The flight departed VFR at 02:00 to Montgomery-Orange County Airport, NY (MGJ).
At 02:11 the pilot radioed another aircraft and in part stated that he was at Orange County Airport and was attempting to land, however the weather was going down. At 02:11 the pilot radioed Stewart and was advised that weather there was the same as reported at 01:34, which was: sky partially obscured 4000 ft, 500 ft scattered and 4 miles in fog. The pilot acknowledged. There was no further transmission from the pilot. At 02:15 a witness heard a crash. He reported weather as 400 feet in fog. The aircraft crashed 2 miles south of runway 03. The landing gear and flaps were down. Examination of the aircraft did not disclose evidence of malfunction.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
VFR flight into imc..performed..pilot in command
clearance..not maintained..pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
weather condition..fog
object..tree(s)
Sources:
NTSB
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