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| Date: | Friday 10 November 1995 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | Fairbank Farms |
| Registration: | N62620 |
| MSN: | 27-7654092 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5921 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ashville, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Perkasie, PA (N70) |
| (NY89) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: 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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC96FA024
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 09-Apr-2024 11:05 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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