# NTSB NYC66F0547: Cessna U206, N5297U, Jamaica, NY, February 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1966
- Place: Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
- Location: 40.6915° N, 73.8057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamaica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6915&lon=-73.8057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173713
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0547
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0547

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0478  66/2/25    JAMAICA NY          CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N5297U              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 24, 2100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - J F KENNEDY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION.DRIVER OF VEHICLE FAILED TO AVOID AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5297U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5297U-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N U206-0297, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (registry code 2073306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: J F Kennedy

## Other investigations on N5297U (2)

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 ANC98LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA057), May 27, 1998: Cessna 206 (N5297U), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions, and his inadequate in-flight planning/decision. Factors in the accident were weather conditions consisting of a mountain wave, and…
- [NTSB MKC71FCD20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCD20), Aug 30, 1970: Cessna U206 (N5297U), Holstein, IA, substantial damage

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.

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