Piper PA-25-260 N4887Y
2 August 1994 · Crown Point, New York, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 2 August 1994 at about 22:15 local time, a Piper PA-25-260 registered N4887Y was involved in an accident near Crown Point, New York, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crown Point, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- 43.9503, -73.5296
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25-260
- Registration
- N4887Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Middlebury → Saranac Lake
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC94LA146
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE. OTHER RELATED FACTORS ARE CLOUD CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING VIA A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADIO BROADCAST AND HE THEN DEPARTED ON A POSITIONING FLIGHT. EN ROUTE HE ENCOUNTERED DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHILE MANEUVERING TO RETURN TO HIS DEPARTURE POINT, HE INADVERTENTLY ENTERED A CLOUD AND STRUCK TREES PRIOR TO REGAINING VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-25 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 1994 | Piper PA-25-260 | Crosby, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1994 | Piper PA-25-260 | Rexburg, Idaho, United States | Neeley, Owen J. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1994 | Piper PA-25-235 | Tribune, Kansas, United States | Arlie L. Aeschliman | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1994 | Piper PA-25-235C | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Aug 1994 | Piper PA-25 | Spiritwood, North Dakota, United States | AG Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1994 | Piper PA-25-235 | Lamesa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,925 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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