Aviation Accident Summary NYC85LA004

BATAVIA, NY, USA

Aircraft #1

N50157

CESSNA 150H

Analysis

PLT STATED EN ROUTE TIME WAS LONGER THAN ANTICIPATED. ON ARRIVAL AT DESTINATION, DEEP DUSK CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH HAZE, RESTRICTED GROUND REFERENCE CUES. IN ADDITION, PLT STATED HE MISREAD THE ALTIMETER. ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES 1 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY. PLT HAD 0.5 HOURS NIGHT FLYING.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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