MONTICELLO, NY, USA
N4073Q
CESSNA 401
THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO SULLIVAN COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND THE WEATHER WAS IMC. IT APPEARS THAT THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE A COMPLETE AND CURRENT WEATHER BRIEFINGS AND GOT HIS WEATHER SECOND-HAND FROM THE PILOT ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE ACCIDENT PILOT WENT BELOW HIS DECISION HEIGHT AND IN POST ACCIDENT DISCUSSIONS SEEMED UNSURE OF MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURES. THE VISIBILITY REPORTED WAS BELOW MINUMUMS FOR THE ACCIDENT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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