# NTSB NYC82DA164: Cessna 172N, N9426E, Jamaica, NY, July 24, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: July 24, 1982, 15:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place: Jamaica, NY
- Coordinates: 40.649688, -73.789642 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6497&lon=-73.7896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 4 uninjured; on the ground: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71180
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA164
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71180/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA164

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff
  - object - vehicle (contributing factor)
  - procedures/directives - improper, driver of vehicle (cause)
  - judgment - poor, driver of vehicle (cause)

## Analysis

AN AIRPORT OPERATIONS AGENT, IN A PORT AUTHORITY AUTOMOBILE MONITORED GROUND CONTROL CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT AND OFFERED TO ASSIST N9426E IN LOCATING THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. WHEN APPROACHING THE LOST AIRCRAFT'S POSITION THE VEHICLE DRIVER EXPERIENCED SUN GLARE AND COLLIDED WITH N9426E.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9426E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9426E), registered now, S/N 17272261, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 172-72261
- Airframe hours: 952
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: East Hampton Flight Service
- Registered owner: Sale Reported
- Departed: JFK, JAMAICA, NY
- Destination: HTO, EAST HAMPTON, NY
- Airport: JFK, John F.Kennedy Int'L, runway 13, 10,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,350 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 1,100 as pilot in command, 117 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 180 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820724068349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820724068349A), Jul 24, 1982: Cessna 172N, Jamaica, NY, Substantial damage. Port authority automobile collided with airplane when proceeding to assist pilot in locating proper runway.

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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