Cessna 172P accident near Naples, NY
On March 30, 1995, a Cessna 172P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Naples, NY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 30, 1995
- Place
- Naples, NY
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.610°N, 77.400°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03175
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 29, 1995, about 2020 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172P, N96746, was destroyed when it struck rising terrain in Naples, New York. The private pilot was fatally injured, and the passenger received serious injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site. No flight plan had been filed for the flight which departed Poughkeepsie, New York, at 1829, and was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot received three weather briefings within 8 hours for a flight between Poughkeepsie, and Niagara Falls, New York. The first briefing occurred at 0907, and was for a proposed departure time of 0700 on March 30, 1995. The pilot was advised of a low pressure system moving into the area. When the briefer asked if this was instrument flight, the pilot replied no, and the briefer added, "...right now it doesn't look promising because after late evening tonight, in that area they're looking for five thousand overcast...." The second briefing occurred at 1307, with a proposed departure time of 2000, and was a self briefing, using a computer terminal. The synopsis stated: "AT 09Z [0400 EST] TROF XTNDD FROM ERN VA TO LOW OVER SERN MI...CONTG WWD ACRS SRN WR. BY 04Z [2300 EST] LOW WILL MOVE TO LO WITH TROF THRU CNTRL PA TO SWRN VA." An AIRMET for mountain obscurement was valid for Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia. The AIRMET stated in part, "...CONDS MOVG SLOLY NEWD AND CONTG BYD 21Z [1600 EST]. The third briefing was conducted at 1701, and included advisories about mountain obscurement, rain, and rime ice, from a system
Probable cause
The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors contributing to the accident were: the night conditions, fog, low ceiling, and hilly terrain.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
