Piper PA-23-250 N6099Y
18 December 1984 · Bainbridge, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 December 1984 at about 04:00 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N6099Y, operated by Susquehanna Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident near Bainbridge, New York, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bainbridge, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sidney (N23)
- Coordinates
- 42.2894, -75.4795
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250
- Registration
- N6099Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Susquehanna Airlines, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Binghamton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- NYC85FA044
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-23-250 | New Philadelphi, Ohio, United States | Appalachian Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1984 | Piper PA 23-1300 | Battleground, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1984 | Piper PA-23 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-23 | No. Andover, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1984 | Piper PA-23-250 | Ukiah, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Jun 1984 | Piper PA-23-250 | Barstow, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,716 records for this type
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