# Accident 19861014048669A: Cessna 172N, Croton On Hudso, NY, October 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1986, 10:25 local time
- Place: Croton On Hudso, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2195° N, 73.8893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2195&lon=-73.8893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6090J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6090J-1989-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861014048669A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES, WIRES AND A HOUSE. STUDENT ATTEMPTED FLIGHT IN IFR CONDITIONS AGAINST CFI INSTRUCTIONS.

## 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 NYC87FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA011), Oct 14, 1986: Cessna 172 (N6090J), Croton On Hud., 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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