Cessna 337D N2680S

Summary

On 19 September 1986 at about 05:13 local time, a Cessna 337D registered N2680S was involved in an accident near Lapeer, 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

19 September 1986 at 05:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Lapeer, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Edwin A. Link Fld. Broome (BGM)

Coordinates

42.4408, -76.0291

Aircraft

Cessna 337D

Registration

N2680S

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Florence → Endicott

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

NYC86FA237

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

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN DURING THE PLTS ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE A NIGHT X-COUNTRY IN IMC WX CONDITIONS. THE FLT HAD PROGRESSED APRX 4 HRS & 34 MIN FROM SC TO NY PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE PLT WAS NOT CURRENTLY RATED TO FLY IFR. THE PLT REPORTED BY RADIO TO SYRACUSE APPRCH CONTROL THAT HE LOST AN ENG TRYING TO APPROACH HIS DEST AND HE WAS GOING TO BINGHAMTON NY. THE WX WENT BELOW MINIMUMS AT BINGHAMTON AND THE CONTROLLING AGENCIES WERE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN RADIO CONTACT WITH N2680S. CONTACT WAS TRIED THRU OTHER ACFT . ONE ACFT SAID HE HEARD TRANSMISSIONS FROM N2680S BUT NO ANSWERING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. A SHORT TIME LATER RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST. THE ACFT CRASHED IN A FIELD WITH A TREE LINE NEAR LAPEER NY. ON SITE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT BOTH ENGINES WERE PRODUCING PWR AT IMPACT. ALL CHECKS INDICATED NORMAL OPERATION. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MALFUNTION OF THE ACFT. TOXICOLOGY SCREENING RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE FOR THE PLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.