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Cessna C182 N5634B

17 November 1985 · Gardiner, New York, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 November 1985 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna C182 registered N5634B, operated by Michael Quill, was involved in an accident near Gardiner, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Gardiner, New York, United States
Nearest airport
Gardiner (5NY5)
Coordinates
41.6802, -74.1798
Aircraft
Cessna C182
Registration
N5634B
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Michael Quill
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Stormville → Gardiner
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC86LA036

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

THE ACFT CONTACTED POWER LINES ON FINAL APCH AND DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED TO GROUND IMPACT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED WHEN HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. HE THEN PROCEEDED ONTO FINAL APCH AT A 'NORMAL ALTITUDE'AND FULL FLAPS WERE ADDED. SHORTLY AFTER FULL FLAPS WERE ADDED, THE PLT REPORTED A MODERATE TO SEVERE WIND SHEAR WAS ENCOUNTERED AND A SINK RATE DEVELOPED. POWER WAS ADDED TO RECOVER, HOWEVER, THE ACFT CONTACTED THE POWER LINES, DESCENDED TO GROUND IMPACT AND NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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