Piper PA-34-200T N2958R

Summary

On 29 November 1983 at about 19:50 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N2958R, operated by Pronto Air Light, was involved in an accident near Bennington, Vermont, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 November 1983 at 19:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States

Nearest airport

Bennington State (5B5)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-34-200T

Registration

N2958R

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Pronto Air Light

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Atlantic City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC84FA042

3 people were seriously injured.

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

THE ACFT CRASHED INTO MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT ABOUT THE 1,800 FT LEVEL APPROXIMATELY 2 MI SOUTH OF THE ARPT. THE ACFT HAD BEEN CLEARED FOR THE VOR-A APPROACH. THE MISSED APPROACH POINT IS THE 6 DME POINT FROM THE CAMBRIDGE VOR ON THE 159 DEG RADIAL. MDA IS 1,740 FT. THE PLT STATED THE ACFT'S DME WAS INTERMITTENT, BELIEVED HE HAD A 10 KT TAILWIND & USED THE 3 MINUTE TIME FROM THE FAF TO THE MAP. ACCORDING TO THE APPROACH PROCEDURE A 3 MINUTE TIME IS USED FOR AN APPROACH SPEED OF 120 KTS. RECORDED RADAR DATA SHOWED THAT THE ACFT'S GROUND SPEED ON FINAL FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 169 & 184 KTS. A WITNESS ON THE ARPT DESCRIBED THE WX AS CEILING INDEFINITE ZERO OBSCURED & VISIBILITY ZERO IN FOG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.