# Accident 19870226028371A: Cessna 402C, Newburgh, NY, February 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Newburgh, NY
- Airport: Stewart International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5205° N, 74.2301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5205&lon=-74.2301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3252M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520VB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,435 total, 812 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870226028371A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH N36139 ON DESCENT TO AIRPORT. NEAR HEAD ON COLLISION, BOTH AIRCRAFT DAMAGED BUT LANDED SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N36139, Bbavia 8KCAB: [Accident 19870226028372A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870226028372A)

## 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 NYC87FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA098), Feb 26, 1987: Bellanca 8KCAB (N3252M), 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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