Beech BE-200 accident near Hamptonburgh, New York, June 9, 1985
On June 9, 1985 at about 6:30 am local time, a Beech BE-200, registered N148CP, was destroyed in an accident near Hamptonburgh, New York (Orange County airport). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 9, 1985 · about 6:30 am local time
- Place
- Hamptonburgh, New York · Orange County · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-200
- Registration
- N148CP · registry record · serial BB-129
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PLT FILED IFR FOR 2 FLIGHT LEGS; BALTIMORE, MD TO TETERBORO, NJ & TETERBORO TO MONTGOMERT, NY (ORANGE CO ARPT). THE PLT RECEIVED A PREFLIGHT WX BRIEFING & WAS ADVISED THAT THE FORECAST FOR STEWART, NY, ABOUT 10 MIS FORM MONTGOMERY WAS SKY PARTIALLY OBSCURED 4000', 500' SCATTERED & 4 MIS IN FOG. WHILE ENROUTE TO TETERBORO, AT 0134 HRS, THEPLT RADIOED STEWART ARPT & WAS ADVISED OF WX THERE AS SKY PARTIALLY OBSCURED WITH 4 MIS IN FOG & HAZE. THE ACFT LANDED AT TETERBORO AT 0152 HRS AND DEPARTED VFR AT 0200 HRS. AT 0211 HRS THE PLT RADIOED ANOTHER ACFT & IN PART STATED THAT HE WAS AT ORANGE CO ARPT & WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND, HOWEVER THE WX WAS GOING DOWN. AT 0211 HRS THE PLT RADIOED STEWART & WAS ADVISED THAT WX THERE WAS THE SAME AS REPORTED AT 0134 HRS. THE PLT ACKNOWLEDGED. THERE WAS NO FURTHER TRANSMX FROM THE PLT. AT 0215 HRS A WITNESS NEAR THE ACC SITE HEARD A CRASH. HE REPORTED WX AS 400' IN FOG. THE ACFT CRASHED 2 MIS SOUTH OF RWY 03. THE LNDG GEAR & FLAPS WERE DOWN. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT DID NOT DISCLOSE EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTION.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; multi-engine sea; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 7,500 hours in all
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, April 6, 1985
- Maximum gross weight: 12,590 lb
- Seats: 9
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W UNK (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: TEB Teterboro NJ at 6:00 am
- Destination: MGJ Montgomery NY
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 2:45 am from SWF, 7 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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