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FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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3-3492 80/2/12 GABRIELS,NY BEECH 95-B55 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
TIME - 1905 N1ZW PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 39, 1500 TOTAL HOURS,
DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE,
INSTRUMENT RATED.
NAME OF AIRPORT - ADIRONDACK
DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION
TETERBORO,NJ SARANAC LAKE,NY
TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
FACTOR(S)
PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE/INCORRECT WEATHER BRIEFING
WEATHER - SNOW
WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
CLEAR UNLIMITED
VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE
OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F
NONE 22
WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
250 6
TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
VFR IFR
FIRE AFTER IMPACT
REMARKS- SLK WX,SNOW SHWRS LIKELY IN AREA.FCST OF ENRT TURBC,LGT OCNL MDT ICG NOT PROVIDED.NO WING DEICING.