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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182 · Poestenkill, NY · July 26, 1987

Date
July 26, 1987 · 07:50 local
Place
Poestenkill, NY
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6313A
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC87FA209
Reported as
Cessna 182
Reported engine
Continental O470L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,587 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airframe failure in flight. Pilot may have suffered a heart attack. Was VFR in IMC. Airframe altered without a 337.

As the FAA filed it

AIRFRAME FAILURE IN FLIGHT.PILOT MAY HAVE SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK. WAS VFR IN IMC. AIRFRAME ALTERED WITHOUT A 337.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.