ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377960
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 December 1984 |
| Time: | 00:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Susquehanna Airlines, Inc. |
| Registration: | N6099Y |
| MSN: | 27-3306 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8154 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bainbridge, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Binghamton, NY (BGM |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED WHEN THE FLT DEPARTED BINGHAMTON, NY. THE DESTINATION WAS REPORTED AS CLEAR UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL, THEN FOG BEGAN TO FORM. WITNESSES WHO HEARD THE ACFT, JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, REPORTED HEAVY FOG. AFTER MAKING AN APCH TO RWY 7, THE ACFT TURNED TO A HEADING OF ABOUT 220 DEG, THEN COLLIDED WITH TREES ON A WOODED HILL, .85 MI NORTH OF THE ARPT. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. THE ELEVATION OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE WAS 1395 FT; THE ARPT ELEVATION WAS 1027 FT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC85FA044
History of this aircraft
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| 17 December 1984 | N6099Y | Susquehanna Airlines | 4 | Bainbridge, NY | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Mar-2024 18:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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