Piper PA-23-250 N62620

Summary

On 11 November 1995 at about 00:30 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N62620 was involved in an accident near Ashville, New York, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 November 1995 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ashville, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Fairbank Farms (NY89)

Coordinates

42.1108, -79.4199

Aircraft

Piper PA-23-250

Registration

N62620

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Perkasie → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC96FA024

1 person died.

the pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance to the runway during an approach to land. Factors relating to the accident were: the night and adverse weather conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot was on final approach at night to runway 15 at a private airport. During the approach, the airplane struck a tall tree about 900 feet prior to the approach end of the runway. The airplane then struck additional trees before coming to rest, inverted in a reservoir, abeam of the approach end of the runway. Witnesses reported that the engines sounded normal. No evidence of a mechanical failure or malfunction was found with the airplane or engines. There was a gusty crosswind from the right and rain was starting to fall. The runway was not equipped with a visual or electronic glideslope.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.