- Date
- November 27, 1983, 15:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place
- Silver Greek, NY
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N96268Cessna 172PN4089PPiper PA-23-160
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19831127058702A19831127058701A
- Case key
- 35297
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Analysis
The two acft were involved in a midair collision near Silver creek, NY. The plt of N4089P was flying in the left seat & using an instrument hood with a safety plt in the right seat. The plt of the other acft was on a pleasure flt with his daughter. Both acft came to rest about 400 yards apart on the ground. N4089P & N96268 collided about 4.6 mi north- east of the dunkirk arpt (uncontrolled), while proceeding inbound towart the arpt. Witnesses saw the two acft converge &collide. The Piper crossed under the Cessna at about 2000 ft MSL (1400 ft AGL). The Cessna lost about 2 ft of its right wing and the Piper lost the left wing outboard of the nacelle and its vertical fin and rudder. There were no known radiocalls from either acft before, during or after the collision. Other plts described the visibility as good with an overcast sky and no sunglare. Both acft crashed out of control in wooded areas.
The two acft were involved in a midair collision near Silver creek, NY. The plt of N4089P was flying in the left seat & using an instrument hood with a safety plt in the right seat. The plt of the other acft was on a pleasure flt with his daughter. Both acft came to rest about 400 yards apart on the ground. N4089P & N96268 collided about 4.6 mi north- east of the dunkirk arpt (uncontrolled), while proceeding inbound toward the arpt. Witnesses saw the two acft converge &collide. The Piper crossed under the Cessna at about 2000 ft MSL (1400 ft AGL). The Cessna lost about 2 ft of its right wing and the Piper lost the left wing outboard of the nacelle and its vertical fin and rudder. There were no known radiocalls from either acft before, during or after the collision. Other plts described the visibility as good with an overcast sky and no sunclare. Both acft crashed out of control in wooded areas.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N96268
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17276048
- Airframe hours
- 220
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Buffalo Airpark
- Registered owner
- Skymasters, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 18, 1983 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- BAP · Buffalo, NY
- Airport
- DKK · Dunkirk
- Registration
- N4089P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-160
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23-1568
- Airframe hours
- 3,560
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B3B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert E. Storms
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 14, 1982 · 63 hours before
- Departed
- JHW · Jamestown, NY
- Destination
- DKK · Dunkirk, NY
- Airport
- DKK · Dunkirk, runway 24, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N96268
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 70 total · 5 in this make and model · 15 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N4089P
- Age
- 69
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,550 total · 900 in this make and model · 3,490 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BUF, 32 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.