NYC85FA057

Factual narrative

ACFT WAS ON ITS RWY 29 APCH WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH GND 1 MILE FROM THE ARPT. A WITNESS SAW HE ACFT FLY OVER THE ARPT TO THE WEST BETWEEN 500 TO 1500 FT. WITNESSES NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE SAW THE ACFT MAKING ABRUPT MANEUVERS AT LOW ALTITUDE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ENGINE SOUNDS WAS DESCRIBED AS 'RACING', 'UNEVEN', & 'LOUD'. WEATHER CONDITION WAS DESCRIBED AS FOG, LOW CEILING, AND LIGHT RAIN. ANOTHER PILOT IN SAME TYPE ACFT WAS UNABLE TO LAND DUE TO WEATHER. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT DID NOT DISCLOSED EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTION. FLT APCH NAVAID FACILITIES FLT CHECKED TO BE OPERATIONAL. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF PLT PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT OR INCAPACITATION. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12