Cessna 182R N121BG

Summary

On 4 October 1999 at about 21:50 local time, a Cessna 182R registered N121BG was involved in an accident near Killingworth, Connecticut, 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

4 October 1999 at 21:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Killingworth, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Chester Airport (3B9)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182R

Registration

N121BG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bridgeport → Chester

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC00FA004

1 person died.

The pilot's failure follow the published instrument approach procedure. A factor in the accident was the low cloud ceiling.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While executing a non-precision approach, the airplane impacted a tower located about 2.6 miles northwest of the airport. A witness, who recorded the condition of the tower lighting daily, stated that the illumination of the top light on the tower, on the day of the accident, could not be determined due to fog. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the airplanes heading indicator bug was found selected to 075 degrees. The number one navigational OMNI head OBS was selected to 055 degrees. The approach procedure flight track, as depicted on the approach chart, was 076 degrees. A plot was drawn from the IAF to the tower. The distance from the VOR to the tower was about 8.6 statute miles, on a course of about 050 degrees true.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.