Piper PA-23-150 N3100P

Summary

On 19 September 1990 at about 21:05 local time, a Piper PA-23-150 registered N3100P, operated by Pressberger, Mark J., was involved in an accident near Livingston, New York, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 September 1990 at 21:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Livingston, New York, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-23-150

Registration

N3100P

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Pressberger, Mark J.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Teterboro → Monticello

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC90FA223

1 person died.

THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE MANEUVERING FOR AN ILS APPROACH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT INSTRUMENT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, LOW CLOUD CEILINGS AND FOG, AND FAILURE TO FOLLOW IFR PROCEDURES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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THERE WAS NO RECORD FOUND THAT THE PILOT RECEIVED A PRE DEPARTURE WEATHER BRIEFING. THE PLT DEPARTED VFR AND WAS ISSUED AN IFR CLEARANCE EN ROUTE TO LAND AT HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE CONTROLLER CLEARED THE PILOT TO EXECUTE THE ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 15, AND PROVIDED VECTORS TO THE OUTER MARKER. HOWEVER, THE PILOT DID NOT GET ESTABLISHED ON THE APPROACH AND WAS LOST OFF RADAR APPROX. 12 SM NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND IN A POND. THE PILOT RECENTLY PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE AND HAD 2.5 HOURS OF INSTRUMENT FLIGHT TIME IN THE PREVIOUS 24 MONTHS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.