# Accident 19860919045489A: Cessna 337D, Binghamton, NY, September 19, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1986, 01:13 local time
- Place: Binghamton, NY
- Airport: Edwin A Link Field-Broome Cty
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4408° N, 76.0291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4408&lon=-76.0291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2680S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337D
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 715 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860919045489A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST RADIO RECEPTION. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN EN ROUTE TO IFR ALTERNATE AIRPORT. PILOT NOT CURRENT FOR IFR.

## 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 NYC86FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA237), Sep 19, 1986: Cessna 337D (N2680S), Lapeer, NY, destroyed, 2 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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