Accident Cessna 401 N4073Q,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382918
 
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Date:Friday 3 December 1982
Time:14:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C402 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 401
Owner/operator:Monticello Aircraft Services,
Registration: N4073Q
MSN: 4010173
Total airframe hrs:4595 hours
Engine model:Continental TSIO-520E
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Monticello, NY -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Teterboro, NJ
Destination airport:Monticello, NY
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO SULLIVAN COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND THE WEATHER WAS IMC. IT APPEARS THAT THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE A COMPLETE AND CURRENT WEATHER BRIEFINGS AND GOT HIS WEATHER SECOND-HAND FROM THE PILOT ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE ACCIDENT PILOT WENT BELOW HIS DECISION HEIGHT AND IN POST ACCIDENT DISCUSSIONS SEEMED UNSURE OF MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURES. THE VISIBILITY REPORTED WAS BELOW MINUMUMS FOR THE ACCIDENT.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: NYC83FA039
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB NYC83FA039

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