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| Date: | Wednesday 3 February 1982 |
| Time: | 00:23 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Ventures, Inc. |
| Registration: | N62481 |
| MSN: | 27-7654007 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2447 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newburgh, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | New York, NY |
| Newburgh, NY (C ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AT 2234 THE PLT WAS ISSUED A VECTOR TO THE INITIAL APPROACH FIX FOR THE ILS RWY 9 APCH. HE WAS ALSO ISSUED THE FOLLOWINGWX "...STEWART WEATHER THIRTY MINUTES AGO IS ESTIMATED ONE THOUSAND OVERCAST SIX MILES IN LIGHT RAIN AND HAZE." AT 2238 THE PLT WAS ADVISED TO EXPECT A 25-30 MINUTE DELAY & WAS CLEARED TO HOLD. AT 2306 THE PLT OF A B-727 LANDING ON RWY 9 REPORTED BREAKING OUT AT 400 FT. AT 2308 THE PLT WAS CLEARED FOR THE APPROACH & RESPONDED AFFIRMATIVE WHEN ASKED IF HE HAD CURRENT WX INFORMATION. THE ACFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 5,000 FT FROM THE APPROACH END & AN ESTIMATED 1,500 FT RIGHT OF THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF RWY 9. ON 7/2/81 THE PLT FAILED HIS INITIAL ATP FLT EXAM DUE TO UNSATISFACTORY ILS APPROACHES. ON 1/21/82 DURING A 135 CHECK THE PLT'S ILS APPROACH WAS "VERY UNSATISFACTORY" & AS A CONSEQUENCE THE PLT WAS DISAPPROVED FOR OPERATION UNDER IFR.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC82FA029
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| 2 February 1982 | N62481 | Air Ventures | 1 | Newburgh, NY | |
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| 03-Apr-2024 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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