# Incident 20001027018809I: Cessna 208, Smithtown, NY, October 27, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2000, 14:40 local time
- Place: Smithtown, NY
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FVAA
- Location: 40.8575° N, 73.2167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithtown, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8575&lon=-73.2167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208RD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001027018809I

## Narrative

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

(-23)10/27/2000, 1440 LOCAL TIME. AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED PENETRATING A TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTION AREA (TFR), 5 NAUTICAL MILES IN RADIUS, CENTERED 8DME, ON THE DPK VOR 030 RADIAL.  RADAR DATA CONFIRMS THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS N280RD, OPERATED BY SHORELINE AVIATION.

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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