- Date
- December 3, 1982, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Monticello, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4073QCessna 401
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821203064969A
- Case key
- 71759
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Analysis
The aircraft collided with trees during an instrument approach to sullivan county international airport. An IFR flight plan was filed and the weather was IMC. It appears that the pilot did not receive a complete and current weather briefings and got his weather second-hand from the pilot originally scheduled for the flight. The accident pilot went below his decision height and in post accident discussions seemed unsure of missed approach procedures. The visibility reported was below minumums for the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4073Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 401
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4010173
- Airframe hours
- 4,595
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520E, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Monticello Aircraft Services,
- Registered owner
- Teterboro Travel By Air Inc.
- Departed
- Teterboro, NJ
- Destination
- Monticello, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MSV · Sullivan County Int'L., runway 15, 6,300 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 8,225 total · 250 in this make and model · 4,500 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 4 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 100 ft
- Temperature
- 118 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSV
FAA reports on this event · 1
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