- Date
- December 17, 1984, 23:00 local (Dec 18, 1984, 04:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bainbridge, NY
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6099YPiper PA-23-250
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841217069369A
- Case key
- 35791
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Analysis
VFR conditions prevailed when the flt departed binghamton, NY. The destination was reported as clear until just prior to the estimated time of arrival, then fog began to form. Witnesses who heard the acft, just prior to the accident, reported heavy fog. After making an apch to rwy 7, the acft turned to a heading of about 220 deg, then collided with trees on a wooded hill, .85 mi north of the arpt. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found. The elevation of the main wreckage was 1395 ft; the arpt elevation was 1027 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6099Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 27-3306
- Airframe hours
- 8,154
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-C4B5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Susquehanna Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Ford-Aire, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · November 2, 1984 · 8,090 hours before
- Departed
- BGM · Binghamton, NY
- Airport
- N23 · Sidney, runway 7, 4,220 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,450 total · 675 in this make and model · 280 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Temperature
- 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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