# Accident 19851005048929A: Cessna 337A, Breakabeen, NY, October 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1985, 09:00 local time
- Place: Breakabeen, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5907° N, 74.3210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5907&lon=-74.3210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6524J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337A
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,674 total, 26 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851005048929A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC86FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA002), Oct 5, 1985: Cessna C-377A (N6524J), Breakabeen, NY, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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