- Date
- December 27, 1971
- Place
- Glenn Falls, NY · GLENN FALLS, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5434YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164918
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4214 71/12/27 GLENN FALLS,NY PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1936 N5434Y PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG 62, 20791 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 481 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WARREN CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW YORK,NY GLENN FALLS,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 1300 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS FREEZING RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- VOR APCH IN KNOWN ZR,MAP DUE TO WNDSHIELD ICE,MADE SEC VOR APCH,INTENTIONAL WHLS UP LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5434Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Warren Co
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