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| Date: | Friday 8 February 1985 |
| Time: | 19:37 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Edmonton Flying Club |
| Registration: | C-GDVM |
| MSN: | 28R-7635163 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3300 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-B1E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Malone, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Massena, NY |
| LGA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN ON THE SIDE OF A HILL AFTER ENCOUNTERING LOW CEILINGS AND SNOW. THE PLT DEPARTED MASSENA UNDER A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE AND AFTER APRX 25 MINUTES HE DECIDED TO RETURN TO MASSENA BECAUSE OF DETERIORATINGWEATHER. AFTER FLYING AT 2500 FT MSL FOR APRX 5 MINUTES THE ACFT CONTACTED THE HILLY WOODED AREA.
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Sources:
NTSB id 20001214X35780
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