Beechcraft BE-200 N148CP

Summary

On 9 June 1985 at about 06:30 local time, a Beechcraft BE-200 registered N148CP was involved in an accident near Hamptonburgh, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 June 1985 at 06:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hamptonburgh, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Orange County (MGJ)

Coordinates

41.5190, -74.2305

Aircraft

Beechcraft BE-200

Registration

N148CP

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Teterboro → Montgomery

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

Unk

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC85FA141

2 people died.

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

PLT FILED IFR FOR 2 FLIGHT LEGS; BALTIMORE, MD TO TETERBORO, NJ & TETERBORO TO MONTGOMERT, NY (ORANGE CO ARPT). THE PLT RECEIVED A PREFLIGHT WX BRIEFING & WAS ADVISED THAT THE FORECAST FOR STEWART, NY, ABOUT 10 MIS FORM MONTGOMERY WAS SKY PARTIALLY OBSCURED 4000', 500' SCATTERED & 4 MIS IN FOG. WHILE ENROUTE TO TETERBORO, AT 0134 HRS, THEPLT RADIOED STEWART ARPT & WAS ADVISED OF WX THERE AS SKY PARTIALLY OBSCURED WITH 4 MIS IN FOG & HAZE. THE ACFT LANDED AT TETERBORO AT 0152 HRS AND DEPARTED VFR AT 0200 HRS. AT 0211 HRS THE PLT RADIOED ANOTHER ACFT & IN PART STATED THAT HE WAS AT ORANGE CO ARPT & WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND, HOWEVER THE WX WAS GOING DOWN. AT 0211 HRS THE PLT RADIOED STEWART & WAS ADVISED THAT WX THERE WAS THE SAME AS REPORTED AT 0134 HRS. THE PLT ACKNOWLEDGED. THERE WAS NO FURTHER TRANSMX FROM THE PLT. AT 0215 HRS A WITNESS NEAR THE ACC SITE HEARD A CRASH. HE REPORTED WX AS 400' IN FOG. THE ACFT CRASHED 2 MIS SOUTH OF RWY 03. THE LNDG GEAR & FLAPS WERE DOWN. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT DID NOT DISCLOSE EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.