Event NYC92LA136

1992-06-30 MIDDLETOWN, New York, United States Airport · 06N Fatal 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N1211Z

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

POWRACHUTE LLC AIRWOLF 912ULS

Year of manufacture

2019

Engine

HONDA VIKING 130 (130 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20191125

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A059FC

Registrant of record

ZIESMER DANIEL

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1211Z Beech N35 Fatal

Probable cause & findings

IMPROPER ALTITUDE CONTROL BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH TREES.

Factual narrative

WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT A LOWER THAN NORMAL ALTITUDE AND BEING OPERATED IN AN ERRATIC MANNER. THE AIRPLANE DROPPED BELOW A TREE LINE AND THEN REAPPEARED STRIKING THE TREES AND THE GROUND BEYOND. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND FUEL IN BOTH WING TANKS AND NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE 83 YEAR OLD PILOT HAD CHECKED OUT OF THE NURSING HOME WHERE HE WAS A RESIDENT TO FLY HIS AIRPLANE TO AN AIRPORT FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE AUTOPSY DISCLOSED AN OLD MYOCARDIAL INFARCT; HOWEVER, NO ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTS WERE OBSERVED. IN ADDITION, THE PILOT HAD DIFFUSE MALIGNANT LYMPHOMA. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_NYC92LA136.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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