What happened
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Acft crashed into a residential area about 1-1/2 miles nw of arpt, local authorities responded. 2 fatalities. (.4)radar data depicted an airplane flying a track similar to a right traffic pattern for the runway. While on a track consistent with a right base leg, the airplane entered a left turn. About the same time as the accident, witnesses reported seeing an airplane fly a right base leg for the runway. The airplane entered a steep left bank, followed by an abrupt descent angle, and collision with terrain. A review of recorded radio transmissions revealed the pilot of the accident airplane flew a right hand pattern for the runway. The pilot queried a pilot of another airplane of his intentions. At that time, the other airplane was ahead of the accident airplane, on a final approach leg. The accident airplane then entered the left turn. A radar study indicated that while in the left turn, the approximate airspeed of the accident airplane was approaching or below the stall speed for the make and model airplane. (-23)NYC99FA126
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA ABOUT 1-1/2 MILES NW OF ARPT, LOCAL AUTHORITIES RESPONDED. 2 FATALITIES. (.4)RADAR DATA DEPICTED AN AIRPLANE FLYING A TRACK SIMILAR TO A RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR THE RUNWAY. WHILE ON A TRACK CONSISTENT WITH A RIGHT BASE LEG, THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A LEFT TURN. ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS THE ACCIDENT, WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING AN AIRPLANE FLY A RIGHT BASE LEG FOR THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A STEEP LEFT BANK, FOLLOWED BY AN ABRUPT DESCENT ANGLE, AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN. A REVIEW OF RECORDED RADIO TRANSMISSIONS REVEALED THE PILOT OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE FLEW A RIGHT HAND PATTERN FOR THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT QUERIED A PILOT OF ANOTHER AIRPLANE OF HIS INTENTIONS. AT THAT TIME, THE OTHER AIRPLANE WAS AHEAD OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE, ON A FINAL APPROACH LEG. THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE THEN ENTERED THE LEFT TURN. A RADAR STUDY INDICATED THAT WHILE IN THE LEFT TURN, THE APPROXIMATE AIRSPEED OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WAS APPROACHING OR BELOW THE STALL SPEED FOR THE MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE. (-23)NYC99FA126
NTSB investigation
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