# Accident 19840225006689A: Cessna 425, Dryden, NY, February 25, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1984, 10:50 local time
- Place: Dryden, NY
- Airport: Tompkins Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5104° N, 76.3410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5104&lon=-76.3410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6886D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6886D-1984-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 425 (registry code 2076018, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-425) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 425
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,541 total, 401 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840225006689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DESCENDED INTO TREES ON HILL DURING APPROACH. IMPROPER MANAGEMENT OF FLIGHT DIRECTOR GLIDE SLOPE MODE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC84FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA092), Feb 25, 1984: Cessna 425 (N6886D), Dryden, NY, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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