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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421C · Saratoga Spring, NY · August 25, 1982

Date
August 25, 1982 · 10:20 local
Place
Saratoga Spring, NY
Airport
Saratoga Co
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N88572
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC82DA209
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520L
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft collided with trees during VOR approach after executing improper procedure turn and descent.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING VOR APPROACH AFTER EXECUTING IMPROPER PROCEDURE TURN AND DESCENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.