Cessna 172P N98305

Summary

On 30 September 1988 at about 01:45 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N98305, operated by Teterboro Flight Academy, was involved in an accident near New York, New York, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 September 1988 at 01:45

Classification

Accident

Location

New York, New York, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N98305

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Teterboro Flight Academy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Teterboro → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

NYC88LA247

3 people had minor injuries.

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

WHILE ON A NIGHT PERSONAL PLEASURE FLT ALONG THE HUDSON RIVER BETWEEN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, AT 300 FEET AGL, THE PLT TURNED THE ACFT TOWARD AN UNLIGHTED SHORE AREA AND LOST VISUAL CUES. THE PLT INADVERTENTLY FLEW THE ACFT INTO THE WATER. THE ACFT SUNK AND WAS NOT RECOVERED. THE THREE OCCUPANTS SUCCESSFULLY EXITED THE ACFT WITH MINOR INJURIES AND SWAM ASHORE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.