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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182T · Concord, MA · September 27, 2003

Date: September 27, 2003 · 11:04 local
Place: Concord, MA
Airport: Laurence G Hanscom Fld
Phase of flight: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N963LP
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC03FA205
Reported as: Cessna 182T
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,600 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N963LPRegistration cancelled Aug 19, 2004 · Cessna 182TS/N 18280963 · Built 2001 Airframe modelCessna 182T Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Two fatal when N963LP, CE-182-T, IFR enroute from oswego county airport (fzy), fulton, NY to bedford (bed) ma. Aircraft deviated off the runway 11 ILS approach and crashed 3 miles west of the airport in Concord ma at 1104 EDT, 9/27/2003. Aircraft destroyed. The aircraft crashed in a heavily wooded area in the minuteman national park in Concord ma. The pilot (PIC) was a brigadier general with the new york air national guard. Mr. Shah was a flight surgeon for the new york air national guard specializing in urology.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) TWO FATAL WHEN N963LP, CE-182-T, IFR ENROUTE FROM OSWEGO COUNTY AIRPORT (FZY), FULTON, NY TO BEDFORD (BED) MA. AIRCRAFT DEVIATED OFF THE RUNWAY 11 ILS APPROACH AND CRASHED 3 MILES WEST OF THE AIRPORT IN CONCORD MA AT 1104 EDT, 9/27/2003. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA IN THE MINUTEMAN NATIONAL PARK IN CONCORD MA. THE PILOT (PIC) WAS A BRIGADIER GENERAL WITH THE NEW YORK AIR NATIONAL GUARD. MR. SHAH WAS A FLIGHT SURGEON FOR THE NEW YORK AIR NATIONAL GUARD SPECIALIZING IN UROLOGY.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC03FA205Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportConcord, MAThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. A factor was the low ceilings.Sep 27, 2003 · Destroyed