# NTSB NYC81IA058: Cessna 402B, N8505K, Jamaica, NY, June 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1981
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125400
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81IA058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81IA058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0021  81/6/15    JAMAICA,NY          CESSNA 402B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0125                    N8505K              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      27, 2900 TOTAL HOURS, 100
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-I        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JF KENNEDY INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMAICA,NY                  TORONTO,CANADA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- INADVERTENTLY LINED UP W LGTS ON R SIDE OF RWY INSTEAD OF CTRLN LGTS WHILE COPYING CLNC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8505K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Jf Kennedy Intl

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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