19851005048929A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 337A · Breakabeen, NY · October 5, 1985

Date
October 5, 1985 · 09:00 local
Place
Breakabeen, NY
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6524J
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC86FA002
Reported as
Cessna 337A
Reported engine
Continental IO360C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,674 total26 in this make and model129 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Entered area of rain and turbulence in SIGMET area despite weather briefing. Mid air breakup of aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ENTERED AREA OF RAIN AND TURBULENCE IN SIGMET AREA DESPITE WEATHER BRIEFING. MID AIR BREAKUP OF AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.