Stewart Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Newburgh, New York 12550
Monday, December 12, 1983 18:56 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

DURING ARRIVAL, THERE WERE INDEFINITE DELAYS AT WHITE PLAINS, NY, SO THE PLT DIVERTED TO NEWBURGH, NY. HE WAS VECTORED FOR AN ILS RWY 9 APCH. WHILE EN ROUTE, THE PLT REQUESTED & WAS GIVEN THE ILS FREQ, MINS FOR THE APCH, THE ARPT ELEVATION(491 FT MSL), THE NEWBURGH WX & THE FREQ FOR THE OUTER COMPASS LOCATOR (EVEN THO, CURRENT APCH CHARTS WERE ON BOARD). HE WAS CLEARED FOR THE APCH, BUT THE ACFT HIT TREES & CRASHED, 2.58 MI WEST OF RWY 9. ELEVATION OF THE CRASH SITE WAS ABOUT 580 FT. THE MIN DSCNT ALT (MDA) FOR THE APCH WAS 682 FT. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO PREIMPACT PART MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. THE PLT WAS REQUIRED TO WEAR LENSES TO CORRECT HIS VISION. THE AREA FORCAST CALLED FOR ICING, TURBULENCE, LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR, LOW CEILINGS, RAIN, DRIZZLE, FOG & A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN/DRIZZLE. REPORTEDLYTHE PLT RECEIVED A FULL WX BRIEFING, BUT WAS NOT BRIEFED ON SIGMETS JULIETT 7 & LIMA 4 WHICH CALLED FOR MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE & LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR AND OCCASIONAL MODERATE TO SEVERE MIXED/CLEAR ICG IN CLDS & PRECIP BLO 8000 FT.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 12/12/1983
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 1856
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City NEWBURGH
Event State NEW YORK
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 12550
Event Date Year 1983
Event Date Month 12
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport STEWART
Event Location Nearest Airport ID SWF
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 3
Degrees magnetic from airport 270
Airport Elevation 491
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1905 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 270
Weather Observation Facility ID SWF
Elevation of weather observation facility 491
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 3
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Night/Dark
Lowest Ceiling Height 800
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Partial Obscuration
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 3
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 5
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 3
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 340
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Light
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) 3316
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 24664
Date of most recent change to record Feb 26 2001 8:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Instrument Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N6774R
NTSB Number NYC84FA052
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 425
Aircraft Series Identifier 425
Aircraft Serial Number 425-0045
Certified Max Gross Weight 8200
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 6
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Continuous Airworthiness
Date of Last Inspection Nov 10 1983 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 28
Airframe Hours 291
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name BLUE CONQUEST INC.
Aircraft Owner Street Address C/O US CORP 121 SW SALMON ST.
Aircraft Owner City PORTLAND
Aircraft Owner State OR
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 97204
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
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) Business
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code ICT
Departure City WICHITA
Departure State KS
Departure Country
Departure Time 1423
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code HPN
Destination City WHITE PLAINS
Destination State NY
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Approach
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Feb 26 2001 8:07AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 9
Runway Length 11818
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --