Piper PA-23-250 N62481

Summary

On 3 February 1982 at about 03:23 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N62481, operated by Air Ventures, Inc., was involved in an accident near Newburgh, New York, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 February 1982 at 03:23

Classification

Accident

Location

Newburgh, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Stewart (SWF)

Coordinates

41.4995, -74.0199

Aircraft

Piper PA-23-250

Registration

N62481

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Air Ventures, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New York → Newburgh

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC82FA029

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AT 2234 THE PLT WAS ISSUED A VECTOR TO THE INITIAL APPROACH FIX FOR THE ILS RWY 9 APCH. HE WAS ALSO ISSUED THE FOLLOWINGWX "...STEWART WEATHER THIRTY MINUTES AGO IS ESTIMATED ONE THOUSAND OVERCAST SIX MILES IN LIGHT RAIN AND HAZE." AT 2238 THE PLT WAS ADVISED TO EXPECT A 25-30 MINUTE DELAY & WAS CLEARED TO HOLD. AT 2306 THE PLT OF A B-727 LANDING ON RWY 9 REPORTED BREAKING OUT AT 400 FT. AT 2308 THE PLT WAS CLEARED FOR THE APPROACH & RESPONDED AFFIRMATIVE WHEN ASKED IF HE HAD CURRENT WX INFORMATION. THE ACFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 5,000 FT FROM THE APPROACH END & AN ESTIMATED 1,500 FT RIGHT OF THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF RWY 9. ON 7/2/81 THE PLT FAILED HIS INITIAL ATP FLT EXAM DUE TO UNSATISFACTORY ILS APPROACHES. ON 1/21/82 DURING A 135 CHECK THE PLT'S ILS APPROACH WAS "VERY UNSATISFACTORY" & AS A CONSEQUENCE THE PLT WAS DISAPPROVED FOR OPERATION UNDER IFR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.