- Date
- September 3, 1984, 20:08 local (Sep 4, 1984, 00:08 UTC)
- Place
- Bridgeport, CT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N100CTAero Commander 680V
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840903054869A
- Case key
- 35364
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Analysis
The acft descended into the water six & 1/2 miles sw of Bridgeport, CT. The acft was on an ILS apch to rwy 06. The acft was in communication with NY TRACON arrvl radar and on his initial call had indicated a desire for a clearance direct tobridgeport. A brief radio exchange resulted in the desired clearance. There was no indication of any problems or low fuel state in the communication. Aprx 15 minutes after initial call, the controller was giving the final apch instructions to N100CT, after having used some turns and changes in airspeed to space the flt behind landing traffic, when radar & radio contact was lost. Post accident fuel calculations based on fuel aboard vs flt time en route and normal fuel consumption showed aprx 6 gallons of fuel remaining. The normal unusable fuel for this acft is 13 gallons which increases during maneuvering. Identifiable parts of the acft and some paper documents were recovered by the coast guard. The plt's body was not recovered.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N100CT
- Reported as
- Aero Commander 680V
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1618-50
- Engine
- Airesearch TPE-31-1-1511, 575 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Palm Beach Aviation, Inc.
- Departed
- West Palm Beach
- Destination
- BDR · Bridgeport, CT
- Airport
- BDR · Igor Sikorski, runway 6, 4,677 × 150 ft, macadam
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 50° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft overcast
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BDR, 65 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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