NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC84FA052
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DURING ARRIVAL, THERE WERE INDEFINITE DELAYS AT WHITE PLAINS, NY, SO THE PLT DIVERTED TO NEWBURGH, NY. HE WAS VECTORED FOR AN ILS RWY 9 APCH. WHILE EN ROUTE, THE PLT REQUESTED & WAS GIVEN THE ILS FREQ, MINS FOR THE APCH, THE ARPT ELEVATION(491 FT MSL), THE NEWBURGH WX & THE FREQ FOR THE OUTER COMPASS LOCATOR (EVEN THO, CURRENT APCH CHARTS WERE ON BOARD). HE WAS CLEARED FOR THE APCH, BUT THE ACFT HIT TREES & CRASHED, 2.58 MI WEST OF RWY 9. ELEVATION OF THE CRASH SITE WAS ABOUT 580 FT. THE MIN DSCNT ALT (MDA) FOR THE APCH WAS 682 FT. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO PREIMPACT PART MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. THE PLT WAS REQUIRED TO WEAR LENSES TO CORRECT HIS VISION. THE AREA FORCAST CALLED FOR ICING, TURBULENCE, LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR, LOW CEILINGS, RAIN, DRIZZLE, FOG & A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN/DRIZZLE. REPORTEDLYTHE PLT RECEIVED A FULL WX BRIEFING, BUT WAS NOT BRIEFED ON SIGMETS JULIETT 7 & LIMA 4 WHICH CALLED FOR MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE & LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR AND OCCASIONAL MODERATE TO SEVERE MIXED/CLEAR ICG IN CLDS & PRECIP BLO 8000 FT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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- NASA NTRS 2019 · Contractor Report (CR)
An Examination of Aviation Accidents Associated with Turbulence, Wind Shear and Thunderstorm
The focal point of the study reported here was the definition and examination of turbulence, wind shear and thunderstorm in relation to aviation accidents.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 · Faculty research project
Understanding the Coupled Interactions Between Hair-Like Micromechanoreceptors and Wall Turbulence
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- NTSB Safety Studies 2020 · Safety study
Risk Factors Associated With Weather-Related General Aviation Accidents (2003–2017)
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- NASA NTRS 2019 · Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Convectively Induced Turbulence Encountered During NASA's Fall-2000 Flight Experiments
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- NASA NTRS 2019 · Technical Memorandum (TM)
Some aspects of wind shear in the upper atmosphere
Hydrodynamic turbulence and wind shear in upper atmosphere
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2019 · Journal article (IJAAA)
Low Level Turbulence Detection For Airports
Abstract—— Low level wind shear and turbulence present a serious safety risk to aircraft during the approach, landing and take-off phases.
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