# Accident 20011112040109A: Cessna 172R, Belle Harbor, NY, November 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2001, 09:16 local time
- Place: Belle Harbor, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 40.5792° N, 73.8405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5792&lon=-73.8405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14053 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: GE CF680C2A5
- People aboard: 260
- Fatal injuries: 265
- Pilot flight hours: 9,972 total, 1,723 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA02MA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA02MA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011112040109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS IS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE ORIGINAL 8020-23.  THE BOARD DETERMINED THAT THE FIRST OFFICER (FO) USED THE RUDDER IN EXCESS OF THE DESIGN LIMITS FOR THE VERTICAL STABILIZER.  THE VERTICAL STABILIZER BROKE OFF.  NUMEROUS SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS RESULTED FROM THE HEARING.

## 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 DCA02MA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA02MA001), Nov 12, 2001: Airbus Industrie A300B4-605R (N14053), Belle Harbor, NY, destroyed, 265 fatal. Probable cause: the in-flight separation of the vertical stabilizer as a result of the loads beyond ultimate design that were created by the first officer's unnecessary and excessive rudder pedal inputs.…

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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