ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36118
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 April 1991 |
| Time: | 18:19 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 |
| Owner/operator: | Richard G. Stutesman |
| Registration: | N3667W |
| MSN: | 32-575 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-E4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Naples, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rochester, NY (KROC) |
| Lakewood, NJ (N12) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT MADE A DEPARTURE AND WAS CLEARED TO CLIMB TO 9000 FT. DURING THE LAST PORTION OF THE CLIMB, THE RATE OF CLIMB DECREASED. AFTER REACHING 8000 FT, THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A DESCENT TO 4100 FT, THEN IT CLIMBED TO 5100 FT. THE AIRPLANE THEN ENTERED ANOTHER DESCENT, LEVELED OFF AT 3800 FT AND DISPPEARED FROM RADAR. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED AND CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. WITNESSES REPORTED THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING AT A HIGH POWER SETTING BEFORE IMPACT. NO PREIMPCT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. ICING CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT AND THE PILOT HAD COMMENTED ABOUT ENCOUNTERING ICE ON HIS PREVIOUS FLIGHT (TO ROCHESTER). THERE WERE REPORTS OF MODERATE RIME ICING FROM AN MD-80 AND A BEECH 99.
Probable Cause: FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN STRUCTURAL (WING) ICE AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. THE WEATHER CONDITION WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC91FA099
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Apr-2024 07:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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