- Date
- February 8, 1985, 19:37 local (Feb 9, 1985, 00:37 UTC)
- Place
- Malone, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- CGDVMPiper PA-28-200
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 35826
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight encounter with weather
Weather condition - fogFactor
Planning/decision - poorCause
Weather condition - snowFactor
Light condition - dark nightFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - mountainous/hillyFactor
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Analysis
The acft collided with the terrain on the side of a hill after encountering low ceilings and snow. The plt departed massena under a special VFR clearance and after aprx 25 minutes he decided to return to massena because of deterioratingweather. After flying at 2500 ft MSL for aprx 5 minutes the acft contacted the hilly wooded area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CGDVM
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Airframe hours
- 3,300
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-B1E, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edmonton Flying Club
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 3, 1985 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- Massena, NY
- Destination
- LGA · Flushing, NY
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 125 total · 28 in this make and model · 50 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 280° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft
- Temperature
- 3 °F, dew point 7 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSS