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Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Tuckahoe, New Jersey 08250
Friday, September 4, 1992 19:45 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING AT 1630 EST FOR THE FLIGHT. AT THE TIME, HE INDICATED THAT HE WOULD DEPART AT 1900 EST WITH AN EN ROUTE TIME OF 45 MINUTES. HE INDICATED TO A FAMILY MEMBER THAT HE WOULD ARRIVE AT THE DESTINATION BETWEEN 1900 AND 1930 EST. THE PILOT DEPARTED AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. THE AIRPLANE WAS REPORTED OVERDUE AND SEARCH AUTHORITIES LOCATED THE AIRPLANE TWO DAYS LATER. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED IN A SWAMP AREA, ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND IN A STEEP RIGHT BANK ATTITUDE. THE WRECKAGE WAS STREWN A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 300 FEET. THE WEATHER IN THE AREA AT 2000 EST WAS REPORTED AS 200 FEET OVERCAST AND THE VISIBILITY WAS 0.50 MILES IN FOG. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE DID NOT DISCLOSE EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE ACCIDENT WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE OCCURRED AT ABOUT 1945.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LIGHT CONDITIONS AT DUSK (OR DARKNESS), AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 9/4/1992 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 1945 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | TUCKAHOE |
| Event State | NEW JERSEY |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 08250 |
| Event Date Year | 1992 |
| Event Date Month | 9 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 0 |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Full |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 2014 Eastern Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | ACY |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 99999 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 999 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
| Lighting Conditions | Dusk |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 200 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 200 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 21 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 21 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 320 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 4 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | 1 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 693 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Sep 6 1992 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 930 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 52895 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 11 2000 3:17PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N3847S |
| NTSB Number | BFO92LA126 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | 172E |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 172E |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 17251047 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2300 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jan 2 2000 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | DAVID L. ERB |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 419 WEST NIELD ST. |
| Aircraft Owner City | WEST CHESTER |
| Aircraft Owner State | PA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 19382 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | DAVID L. ERB |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 419 WEST NIELD ST. |
| Operator City | WEST CHESTER |
| Operator State | PA |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 19382 |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | N99 |
| Departure City | WEST CHESTER |
| Departure State | PA |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 0 |
| Departure Time Zone | |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | 26N |
| Destination City | OCEAN CITY |
| Destination State | NJ |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Descent |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:35AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |