Ryan NAVION N4564K

Summary

On 22 October 1996 at about 19:26 local time, a Ryan NAVION registered N4564K, operated by Terry L Claassen, was involved in an accident near New Hartford, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 October 1996 at 19:26

Classification

Accident

Location

New Hartford, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Oneida County (UCA)

Coordinates

43.0702, -75.2802

Aircraft

Ryan NAVION

Registration

N4564K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Terry L Claassen

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

College Park → Utica

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD97FA011

2 people died.

A loss of control for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot had flown 1 hour and 35 minutes in IMC conditions uneventfully. Upon arrival, the pilot was given a vector to intercept the localizer and was cleared for the ILS Runway 33 approach. Approximately one minute later the pilot reported to the tower '... on the approach' and was cleared to land. Radar data showed that the airplane intercepted the localizer path, and a left turn continued to a southwesterly direction. The airplane descended through 3,000 feet and radar contact was lost. A witness 1/4 mile from the accident site said he heard and saw the airplane pulling straight up, and he observed the right wing separate. Wreckage was located about 7 miles southeast of the airport in a wooded area, and was scattered over a distance of 200 feet. The right flap panel was suspended in a tree, 75 feet high at the accident site. The right and left wings were 102 and 93 feet southwest of the main wreckage. Inspection of the wing roots revealed the right and left wing spars were fractured at 45 degrees from the top to lower spar caps. About 1/4 mile from the accident site, the weather was reported to be 500 foot overcast with 4 miles visibility in rain showers. The attitude indicator was examined at the NTSB Lab. The NTSB report stated: '...Visual examination of the case disclosed no evidence of rotation damage.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.