# Accident 19860829043092A: Cessna 152, Montgomery, NY, August 29, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1986, 17:30 local time
- Place: Montgomery, NY
- Airport: Orange County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5210° N, 74.2303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5210&lon=-74.2303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4845B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4845B-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86MA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86MA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860829043092A

## Narrative

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

ON DOWNWIND WAS OVERTAKEN AND STRUCK BY PLANES GEAR AS IT TRIED TO AVOID IMPAC. TAIL DESTROYED. CRASHED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N284MC, Piper PA31T1: [Accident 19860829043091A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860829043091A)

## 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 CHI86MA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86MA212), Aug 29, 1986: Cessna 152 (N4845B), Montgomery, NY, destroyed, 1 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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