NYC82FA008

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · North Hudson, NY · November 11, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 11, 1981
Place
North Hudson, NY · NORTH HUDSON, NY
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4919TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report February 8, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811111078459A
Case key
123157

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3279  81/11/11 NR.NORTH HUDSON,NY    PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 266
        TIME - 1745                    N4919T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCHENECTADY,NY              PLATTSBURGH,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                            FREEZING RAIN, SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR

Aircraft

Registration
N4919T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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