Cessna 172N N9426E
24 July 1982 · Jamaica, New York, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 July 1982 at about 19:45 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N9426E, operated by East Hampton Flight Service, was involved in an accident near Jamaica, New York, United States. 5 people were on board. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jamaica, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- John F.kennedy Int'l (JFK)
- Coordinates
- 40.6497, -73.7896
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N9426E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- East Hampton Flight Service
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Jamaica → East Hampton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82DA164
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AN AIRPORT OPERATIONS AGENT, IN A PORT AUTHORITY AUTOMOBILE MONITORED GROUND CONTROL CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT AND OFFERED TO ASSIST N9426E IN LOCATING THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. WHEN APPROACHING THE LOST AIRCRAFT'S POSITION THE VEHICLE DRIVER EXPERIENCED SUN GLARE AND COLLIDED WITH N9426E.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1982 | Cessna 172 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | John A. Meyer | No injuries | - |
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| 17 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Chesley M. Louitt | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172N | Marion, Iowa, United States | Corwin L. Riegsecker | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1982 | Cessna 172N | Antoine, Arkansas, United States | Gerald Hendrix | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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