Cessna 172M accident near Poughkeepsie, NY

On June 28, 2011, a Cessna 172M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Poughkeepsie, NY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

June 28, 2011

Place

Poughkeepsie, NY

Aircraft

Cessna 172M · Airplane

Injuries

2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

41.632°N, 73.876°W

NTSB ID

20110628X34613

Official records · ERA11FA369

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• Shelf Item - Audio Recording From POU Ground Control: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Shelf Item - Audio Recording From POU Local Control: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 28, 2011, at 1212 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N61579, registered to Millbrook Flight LLC., and operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged when it nosed over and impacted the ground during short final approach to runway 24 at Dutchess County Airport (POU), Poughkeepsie, New York. The airline transport pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local flight, which departed POU about 1207. According to the owner of the airplane, a mechanic had replaced the airplane's horizontal situation indicator just prior to the accident flight. The pilot wanted to conduct a brief local flight to verify that the new instrument operated correctly, and offered the mechanic a ride in the airplane. Review of air traffic control (ATC) audio data and radar data, provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), revealed that the airplane departed POU at 1207, and remained in a left traffic pattern for runway 24. At 1209, the pilot reported that the airplane was on a left downwind leg and the controller cleared the flight for the option to land or touch-and-go on runway 24. No distress calls or further radio communications from the accident airplane were received by ATC. The last radar target was recorded at 1212:32, about 1/2 mile from the runway 24 threshold, indicating an altitude of 300 feet mean sea level. According to an ATC controller in the POU tower, the air

Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of airplane control due to impairment or incapacitation as a result of coronary artery disease in combination with atrial fibrillation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to report his paroxysmal atrial fibrillation to the Federal Aviation Administration, which would have required follow-up testing that would likely have detected his undiagnosed coronary artery d

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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.