- Date
- June 26, 1987, 13:40 local (17:40 UTC)
- Place
- Ellenville, NY
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N722DDCessna 182P
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870626027389A
- Case key
- 30504
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with rising terrain in a mountainous area of minnewaska state park while climbing to cruise on a VFR flight. The crash site was about 1,430 feet higher in elevation than the departure airport. The weather at the departure airport was 1000 feet broken, 2000 feet overcast. Park rangers said the mountaintops were obscured in the afternoon on the accident date. The specialist at the poughkeepsie fss stated that after he copied the plt's requested IFR flt plan, he asked if the plt wanted a wx brief. The plt replied no and according to the specialist, hung up the phone. About two minutes after being given taxi instructions and putting his clearance on request, the plt was advised that there was no flt plan stored and he would have to come in and file one. Shortly thereafter, the plt requested a VFR departure and was cleared for tkof.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N722DD
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18262803
- Airframe hours
- 2,501
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Harold T. Limpert
- Registered owner
- Tair Associates, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 3, 1987
- Departed
- SWF · Newburg, NY
- Destination
- SYR · Syracuse, NY
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 8,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SWF, 14 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.