# Accident 19861123083852A: Cessna 172A, Montgomery, NY, November 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1986, 10:45 local time
- Place: Montgomery, NY
- Airport: Orange County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5208° N, 74.2291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5208&lon=-74.2291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7416T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7416T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 150 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861123083852A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK BY A J3 CUB N58380 WHILE HOLDING ON TAXIWAY FOR TAKEOFF. THE CUB PILOT FAILED TO SEE THE 172.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N58380, Piper J3C65: [Accident 19861123083851A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861123083851A)

## 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 NYC87LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA037), Nov 23, 1986: Cessna 172 (N7416T), Montgomery, NY, substantial damage

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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