# NTSB NYC78FHJ15: Cessna 340, N69497, Flushing, NY, June 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1978
- Place: Flushing, NY · FLUSHING, NY
- Location: 40.7654° N, 73.8174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flushing, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7654&lon=-73.8174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FHJ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHJ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3336  78/6/29    FLUSHING,NY         CESSNA 340          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0845                    N69497              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 59, 7000 TOTAL HOURS, 100
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAGUARDIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOSTON,MA                   FLUSHING,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH FAIRCHILD F27,NO DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N69497 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Laguardia

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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