# Accident 19870811048752A: Cessna 182, Islip, NY, August 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1987, 14:02 local time
- Place: Islip, NY
- Airport: Long Island Mac Arthur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7303° N, 73.2095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7303&lon=-73.2095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4868N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4868N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 140 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870811048752A

## Narrative

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

WHILE WAITING ON TAXIWAY FOR CLEARANCE TO RAMP, WAS STRUCK BY N9425D THAT HAD TURNED OFF RUNWAY. HAD BRAKE FAILURE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9425D, Cessna 172RG: [Accident 19870811048751A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870811048751A)

## 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 NYC87LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA231), Aug 11, 1987: Cessna 182 (N4868N), Islip, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4868N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840818053699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840818053699I), Aug 18, 1984: Cessna 182Q (N4868N), Islip, NY, Minor damage. Lost control of aircraft while taxiing down runway at high speed. Veered off runway gear torn off.

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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