# NTSB NYC69A0101: Cessna 337, N5494S, Jamaica, NY, May 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1969
- 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: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182720
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69A0101
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69A0101

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1235   69/5/3    JAMAICA,NY          CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1925                    N5494S              PX-  0  0  2  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      41, 2116 TOTAL HOURS, 50
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- STRUCK PILE OF TIMBER IN CONSTRUCTION AREA OFF TAXIWAY.PLT NOT FAMILIAR WITH APRT TAXIWAYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5494S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jfk Ia

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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