Cessna 172N accident near Caton, NY
On October 4, 1995, a Cessna 172N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Caton, NY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 4, 1995
- Place
- Caton, NY
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.141°N, 77.050°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04763
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 4, 1995, at 1934 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N9461E, was destroyed by impact with the terrain in Caton, New York, while performing an instrument approach to the Elmira/Corning Regional Airport, Elmira, New York. The private pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight plan (IFR) had been filed for the flight, which departed Dunkirk, New York. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. N9461E was returning to Elmira from Dunkirk, after having dropped off another passenger. At the Dunkirk Airport, the airplane's fuel tanks were filled, by adding 29.4 gallons of aviation fuel. The pilot had earlier filed an IFR flight plan for the flight to Dunkirk and return to Elmira. At 1818, the pilot contacted ATC that he was airborne, and the airplane was radar identified and provided with vectors and assigned an altitude of 5,000 feet. The pilot of N9461E contacted Elmira Approach Control at 1910, and acknowledged that he had the Airport Terminal Information Service (ATIS) "Mike." This reported the Elmira weather as: 1300 scattered, measured ceiling 3300 broken, visibility 7 miles and the wind from 040 degrees at 7 knots. The Elmira Approach Controller vectored N9461E for the ILS approach to runway 06, and assigned the pilot an altitude of 3,000 feet to intercept the approach course. The NTSB Air Traffic Control Group Chairman's Factual Report stated: (Times are expressed in UTC.) During his first attempt, he declared a missed approach after declaring a pro
Probable cause
The pilot's improper IFR procedure by failing to maintain proper altitude, while on the initial approach for an ILS. A factor relating to the accident was: failure of the tower controller to issue a safety advisory.
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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.
