- Date
- August 1, 1980
- Place
- Saranac Inn, NY · SARANAC INN, NY
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6935ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800801032879A
- Case key
- 129541
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2015 80/8/1 NR.SARANAC INN,NY CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 255 TIME - 2100 N6935A PX- 0 1 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ADIRONDACK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ANGOLA,NY SARANAC INN,NY BATAVIA,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE ZERO RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ARPT CLOSED AT NGT,RWY LGTS OFF,ARPT OBSCD BY WX.PLT UN DIVERT,ATMTD LNDG ON GOLF COURSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6935A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Adirondack
N6935ARegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2015 · Cessna 172Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.