# Accident 19840405015189A: Cessna T303, Binghamton, NY, April 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1984, 21:58 local time
- Place: Binghamton, NY
- Airport: Edwin A Link
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0909° N, 75.9699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0909&lon=-75.9699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N511SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N511SC-1998-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T2 (registry code 7103127, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T303
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520AE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,204 total, 155 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840405015189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLEW THRU TREE TOPS DURING DESCENT TO MDA ON A VOR APPROACH. REMAINED AIRBORNE. THUNDERSTORMS TURBULENCE IN AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC84LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA133), Apr 6, 1984: Cessna T303 (N511SC), Binghamton, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N511SC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820127008389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820127008389I), Jan 27, 1982: Cessna T303 (N511SC), Lancaster, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot took of with tow bar attached. Prop hit tow bar when gear was retracted. Made safe landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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