# Accident 19940409000152A: Cessna 152, Farmingdale, NY, April 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1994, 11:37 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7307° N, 73.4410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7307&lon=-73.4410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757KN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757KN-1994-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,750 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940409000152A

## Narrative

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

NR3 ON FINAL WAS STRUCK BY N5231P THAT WAS ON DESCENDING U TURN AS NR4 TRAFFIC. 152 WING FOLDED. BOTH FELL TOGETHER

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5231P, Piper PA24250: [Accident 19940409000151A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940409000151A)

## 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 NYC94FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA075), Apr 9, 1994: Cessna 152 (N757KN), E. Farmingdale, NY, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE LOCAL TOWER CONTROLLER TO ADEQUATELY CONTROL THE ARRIVAL OF THE AIRPLANES, AND INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PIPER PA-24 PILOT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LOCAL…

## Other reports on N757KN (1)

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

- [Incident 19890526032269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890526032269I), May 26, 1989: Cessna 152 (N757KN), Farmingdale, NY. Engine failed on base leg. Instructior took control and landed in field. Unable to duplicate problem.

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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