ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139279
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| Date: | Sunday 16 October 2011 |
| Time: | 20:10 |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22 GTS G3 Turbo |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N438CP |
| MSN: | 3258 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 279 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Wooster Heights Road and Dartmouth Lane, Danbury, CT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Easton, MD (ESN) |
| Danbury, CT (DXR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While on final approach in night visual conditions, the airplane struck a lighted 100-foot-tall hazard beacon tower. The purpose of the hazard beacon tower was to alert pilots to an area of higher terrain (a hill) prior to the runway. The tower was located about 3/4 mile from the runway threshold, and its top was 750 feet mean sea level (msl), which was 292 feet above the airport elevation of 458 feet msl. Two flashing red lights located at the top of the tower were operating at the time of impact. Additionally, the runway had a displaced threshold of 734 feet. To strike the tower, the pilot had to fly a lower-than-standard approach. Further, the pilot could have altered course left or right to clear the tower. Examination of the wreckage and the airplane’s non-volatile memory did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions. There was no record of the pilot previously flying to the destination airport.
Probable Cause: The pilot did not maintain clearance from a lighted tower during final approach in night visual conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://patch.com/connecticut/naugatuck/plane-crashes-in-danbury-sunday-evening
http://www.lohud.com/article/20111016/NEWS/111016004/Small-plane-crashes-near-Danbury-Conn-airport
https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/1-dead-in-plane-crash-near-Danbury-Airport-2221750.php
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=438CP&x=26&y=14
http://www.airnav.com/airport/KDXR
http://e0.photos.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/766ae0ec648be677f678953ed44bee34b2c867e0 (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2011 23:09 | Geno | Added |
| 17-Oct-2011 00:15 | Geno | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
| 17-Oct-2011 04:05 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2011 05:06 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2012 13:19 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:21 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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