40.8392° N, 74.2770° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Caldwell, NJ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 26, 1988 · 14:18 local
Place
Caldwell, NJ
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N58RP
Reported as
Beech 58P
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520WB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total500 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
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.
Poor radio communication and coordination between ATC and pilot resulted in loss of separation between two aircraft
As the FAA filed it
POOR RADIO COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION BETWEEN ATC AND PILOT RESULTED IN LOSS OF SEPARATION BETWEEN TWO AIRCRAFT