- Date
- December 12, 1983, 18:56 local (23:56 UTC)
- Place
- Newburgh, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6774RCessna 425
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831212060329A
- Case key
- 35303
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During arrival, there were indefinite delays at white plains, NY, so the plt diverted to Newburgh, NY. He was vectored for an ILS rwy 9 apch. While en route, the plt requested & was given the ILS freq, mins for the apch, the arpt elevation(491 ft MSL), the Newburgh wx & the freq for the outer compass locator (even tho, current apch charts were on board). He was cleared for the apch, but the acft hit trees & crashed, 2.58 mi west of rwy 9. Elevation of the crash site was about 580 ft. the min dscnt alt (mda) for the apch was 682 ft. an exam of the wreckage revealed no preimpact part malfunction or failure. The plt was required to wear lenses to correct his vision. The area forcast called for icing, turbulence, low level wind shear, low ceilings, rain, drizzle, fog & a chance of light freezing rain/drizzle. Reportedlythe plt received a full wx briefing, but was not briefed on sigmets juliett 7 & lima 4 which called for moderate to severe turbulence & low level wind shear and occasional moderate to severe mixed/clear icg in clds & precip blo 8000 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6774R
- Reported as
- Cessna 425
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 425-0045
- Airframe hours
- 291
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-112, 450 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Blue Conquest Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · November 10, 1983 · 28 hours before
- Departed
- ICT · Wichita, KS
- Destination
- HPN · White Plains, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SWF · Stewart, runway 9, 11,818 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 8,636 total · 26 in this make and model · 7,241 as pilot in command · 113 in the last 90 days · 36 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 340° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SWF, 3 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.