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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna STC172 · Tuckahoe, NJ · September 4, 1992

Date
September 4, 1992 · 19:45 local
Place
Tuckahoe, NJ
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3847S
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO92LA126
Reported as
Cessna STC172
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1

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.

Became missing on short flight. Found in a swamp 2 days later. Had lost control in near zero IMC.

As the FAA filed it

BECAME MISSING ON SHORT FLIGHT. FOUND IN A SWAMP 2 DAYS LATER. HAD LOST CONTROL IN NEAR ZERO IMC.

NTSB investigation

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