Cessna 172R accident near Armonk, NY
On April 23, 2005, a Cessna 172R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Armonk, NY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 23, 2005
- Place
- Armonk, NY
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.087°N, 73.726°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050428X00521
Official records · NYC05FA075
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- FAA Air Traffic Control Summary: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- FAA Air Traffic Control Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 23, 2005, about 1517 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172R, N61AF, was destroyed when it impacted terrain in Armonk, New York; while on approach to the Westchester County Airport (HPN), White Plains, New York. The certificated flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the flight that departed Albany International Airport (ALB), Albany, New York. The instructional flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was operated by Aviation Training Enterprises of New York (d.b.a. American Flyers) flight school, and utilized for flight training conducted under 14 CFR Part 61. The airplane was based at HPN. According to information obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), at 1111, the pilot contacted the New York automated flight service station (AFSS) by telephone to file two flight plans. One from HPN to ALB, and one from ALB to HPN. According to the respective flight plans, the flights were for the purpose of "IFR training." The pilot and student pilot departed HPN, about 1210, and flew to ALB. They then departed ALB about 1345, to return to HPN. At 1513:45, the airplane was on the ILS Runway 16 approach, when the pilot contacted the HPN air traffic control tower. The airplane was cleared to land at 1514:15. The controller also informed the accident pilot that the pilot of a landing Cessna Citation reported that he "broke out" at 200 feet. At 1517:25, the controller observed the airplane's radar tar
Probable cause
The flight instructor's failure to maintain the proper altitude\clearance during the approach, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. Factors in this accident were low ceilings, fog, and gusty wind 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.
