# NTSB NYC84FA269: Piper PA-46-310P, N4323G, Richmond, NH, August 13, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: August 13, 1984, 07:45 local (11:45 UTC)
- Place: Richmond, NH
- Location: 42.7586° N, 72.3218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from NTSB’s distance and direction from DILLANT/HOPKINS (EEN), within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7586&lon=-72.3218&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35358
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC84FA269
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35358/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA269

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, approach - iaf to faf/outer marker (ifr)
  - ifr procedure - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach

## Analysis

THE PLT WAS FLYING INBOUND FOR THE ILS RWY 02 APCH VIA THE GARDNER VOR TRANSITION. WHILE ON THE TRANSITION, THE ACFT DESCENDED BELOW THE 4000 FT MSL MIN ALT TO 2600 FT MSL. THE PLT WAS ALERTED BY ATC. HE RESPONDED THAT HIS CHART READ 3000 FT. THE ACFT THEN CLIMBED ABOVE 2700 FT, BUT DESCENDED AGAIN (TO 1500 FT MSL) UNTIL ABOUT 2 MI OUTSIDE THE OUTER MARKER. THE MIN PUBLISHED ALT TO INTERCEPT THE GLIDE SLOPE WAS 2600 FT & AND THE RECOMMENDED (GLIDE SLOPE) ALT FOR CROSSING THE OUTER MARKER WAS 2548 FT. BEFORE REACHING THE OUTER MARKER, THE ACFT MADE AN ABRUPT TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST, ENTERED A STEEP DESCENT & CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY EVIDENCE OF A MALFUNCTION. A FLT INSPECTION OF THE NAV AIDS DISCLOSED SATISFACTORY OPERATION. A POST MORTEM EXAM WAS INCONCLUSIVE TO POSSIBLE PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT. THE PROCEDURE TURN ALT FOR THE APCH WAS 3000 FT, BUT THE GARDNER TRANSITION DID NOT REQUIRE A PROCEDURE TURN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4323G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4323G-2013-06-12), registration cancelled 2013-06-12, S/N 46-8408020, built 1984 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-310P
- Registry model: [Piper PA-46-310P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (registry code 7104605) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 46-8408020
- Airframe hours: 117
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-BE1 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Earl H. Nonow
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 1984
- Departed: WST, WESTERLY, RI
- Destination: EEN, KEENE, NH
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: EEN, Dillant-Hopkins, runway 2, 6,502 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 3,097 total, 2,885 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: EEN, 8 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840813040099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840813040099A), Aug 13, 1984: Piper PA46310P, Richmond, NH, Destroyed. Descended to wrong altitude on transition route, descended below glide slope on ILS approach, impacted high terrain

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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