# NTSB NYC77IA043: Cessna 500, N5253A, New York, NY, March 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1977
- Place: New York, NY · NEW YORK, NY
- Location: 40.7143° N, 74.0060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New York, NY, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7143&lon=-74.0060&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157805
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77IA043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77IA043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0004  77/3/29    NEW YORK,NY         CESSNA 500          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0830                    N5253A              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW YORK,NY                 NASHVILLE,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FOLLOWED INSTRUCTIONS FOR N25WA.PASSED WITHIN 1MI OF A B-727.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5253A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 500
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No 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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