Cessna 177RG N34069
20 January 1986 · Farmingdale, New York, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 20 January 1986 at about 02:09 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N34069, operated by Air East Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident near Farmingdale, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:09
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Farmingdale, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.7291, -73.4406
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG
- Registration
- N34069
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air East Airways, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Keene → Farmingdale
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- NYC86LA064
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES IN THE BETHPAGE STATE PARK DURING A RWY 14 ILS APCH AT REPUBLIC AIRPORT, FARMINGDALE, NY. THE PLT HAD INSTRUCTED HIS PASSENGER, A PRIVATE PLT, TO REPORT WHEN HE HAD THE APCH LIGHTS IN SIGHT. THE PLT STATED THE APCH WAS CONTINUED UNTIL AN ALT OF 300 FT WAS REACHED AT WHICH TIME THE GLIDE SLOPE FLAG APPEARED. HE INITIATED A MISSED APCH AT THIS TIME, HOWEVER, THE ACFT CONTACTED TREES. DECISION HEIGHT FOR THE APCH IS 329 FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 177 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 1986 | Cessna 177RG | Glenwood Spring, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1986 | Cessna 177RG | Valley View, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jan 1986 | Cessna 177A | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1986 | Cessna 177RG | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1986 | Cessna 177 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1986 | Cessna 177RG | San Jose, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,744 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 1986 | Robinson R-22A | East Fishkill, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Oct 1986 | Cessna 150M | Farmingdale, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 May 1986 | Cessna 172M | Cairo, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 5 Jun 1986 | Aeronca 7AC | Chaumont, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Jul 1986 | Aeronca 7AC | Durhamville, New York, United States | Kamp Airport, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jul 1986 | Bell B-222A | Staten Island, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |