- Date
- April 13, 1971
- Place
- Montgomery, NY · MONTGOMERY, NY
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8482UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160230
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0344 71/4/13 MONTGOMERY,NY CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 160 TIME - 2130 N8482U PX- 0 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CALDWELL,NJ MONTGOMERY,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- HIT TREES 2100 FT FROM RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8482U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Orange County
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