Cessna P206A accident near Fishkill, NY
On October 7, 1995, a Cessna P206A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fishkill, NY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 7, 1995
- Place
- Fishkill, NY
- Aircraft
- Cessna P206A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.530°N, 73.889°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04765
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 7, 1995, about 1855 eastern daylight time, a Cessna P206A, N4704F, was destroyed when it struck rising terrain in Fishkill, New York. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan had been filed for the positioning flight which was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91, and had departed Sky Acres Airport, Millbrook, New York about 1845. The pilot had received four weather briefings. The last two briefings, which occurred at 1656 and 1813, were for a flight between Poughkeepsie, New York, and White Plains, New York. On the 1656 briefing, the pilot was advised that VFR flight was not recommended, and on the 1813 briefing, the pilot advised the briefer that he was aware that VFR flight was not recommended. After departing for the Westchester County Airport, White Plains, the pilot established radio contact with the Dutchess County Airport, Poughkeepsie. At 1852, the pilot requested to, "...fly through the area to the south at about five hundred [feet]." This was approved. Less than one minute later, he requested and was given the Dutchess County Airport weather as, "...one thousand [feet] overcast visibility seven [statute miles]." At 1854, the pilot indicated his desire to land at Poughkeepsie, and his position as south of the field, at 800 feet. The pilot was instructed to continue with the approach, and report on left base for runway 24. This radio call and subsequent radio calls were not answered. Two witnesses, located about 200 yards from the accident site, reported hearing an airplane flyin
Probable cause
The pilot's VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing factors were the fog and dusk light conditions.
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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.
