Cessna 182F accident near Gansevoort, NY
On August 2, 2014, a Cessna 182F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Gansevoort, NY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 2, 2014
- Place
- Gansevoort, NY
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.190°N, 73.639°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140802X00529
Official records · ERA14FA372
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 2, 2014, at 1742 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182F, N1DZ, was destroyed when it collided with a tree and terrain during climbout following a banner pick-up at Heber Airpark (K30), Ganesvoort, New York. The commercial pilot and passenger/observer were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight, which departed K30 about 1737. The banner tow flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Several witnesses provided statements and were interviewed at the scene, and their recounting of events was consistent throughout. According to the owner/operator of the banner tow company, the airplane departed to the east, circled, and returned for the banner pickup. He said he was on a hand held radio, prepared to provide flight path adjustments to the pilot for the banner pick-up, but the approach was "perfect" and the pick-up was successful. He announced over the radio that the banner was captured and "looked good" but the airplane did not climb as it normally would. When asked, he did not remember hearing the customary full-power engine acceleration that is typical after a banner capture. The airplane climbed at a much shallower angle than what was anticipated, and drifted left of the runway heading. The airplane collided with a treetop, rolled inverted, and struck the ground in a nose-down attitude. The owner of the property where the airplane came to rest was in her yard facing the runway when her attention was drawn to the sound of the airplane as it
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during initial climb following a banner pick-up, resulting in collision with a tree.
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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.
