- Date
- January 1, 1985, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Hopkinton, NH
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N47364Piper PA-34-200T
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850101000049A
- Case key
- 35616
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with a tree during an ILS approach in IMC wx. The acft was on a x-cty flt and the plt declared a missed approach at this pt but did not acknowledge hitting the tree. When the rt eng quit and directional control could not be maintained the plt elected to make a power off landing off arpt in an open area. More tree collisions occurred during lndg and a hard touchdown was made on rolling terrain. No mechanical discrepancies were found on the acft. The plt had accepted the acft with the left alternator removed for repairs. The purpose of the flt was to transport the plts mother to her home in NH. The ILS approach had been attempted at lebanon, NH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47364
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34 7770388
- Airframe hours
- 4,127
- Engine
- Lycoming TSIO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gabriel Wynters
- Registered owner
- Jack Birney
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 27, 1984 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- 17N · Cross Keys, NJ
- Destination
- LEB · Lebanon, NH
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- LEB · Lebanon, Nh, runway 7, 5,495 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 6,000 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.