- Date
- December 13, 1983, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Greenwich, CT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2254TCessna R182
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831213060569A
- Case key
- 35304
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with trees during an ILS approach to westchester arpt in NY. The weather was IMC and an IFR flt plan was filed. The accident occurred during the 2nd attempt with the 1st ending in a missed approach. It was apparent to thecontroller that the acft was having difficulty and the controller called a warning to the plt. The plt replied that he had no d.g. several vectors were given to the acft which were not followed precisely and a loss of control occurred. Evidence shows that the acft was in steeply descending right turn at impact. The engine was buried 7 ft into mud attesting to the high speed at impact. This flt had been delayed at departure because of a problem with the attitude gyro. The plt was informed that the instrument should be overhauled because of bearing noises and flucuations in indication.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2254T
- Reported as
- Cessna R182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18200009
- Airframe hours
- 1,395
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Westwind Aviation Services,
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 19, 1983 · 89 hours before
- Departed
- YOB · Quebec City
- Destination
- HPN · White Plains, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- HPN · Westchester Co., runway 16, 6,550 × 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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 500 total · 105 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 50° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HPN, 19 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.