- Date
- August 26, 1984, 11:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place
- Meriden, CT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19840826076841A19840826076842A
- Case key
- 35361
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Analysis
A cesnna N45288 was above and slightly to the rear of Cessna N4669V when they collided on final approach over the displaced threshold to runway 36 at mmk. Both aircraft landed without further incident. There were no injuries.
A Cessna N45288 was above and slightly to the rear of Cessna N4669V when they collided on final approach over the displaced threshold to runway 36 at mmk. Both aircraft landed without further incident. There were no injuries.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N45288
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15076825
- Airframe hours
- 1,343
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Vicent Corsini
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 20, 1984 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- 4B8 · Plainville, CT
- Airport
- MMK · Meriden-Markham Municipal, runway 36, 3,100 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N4669V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172RG0359
- Airframe hours
- 1,103
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-F1A6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Meriden Airways
- Registered owner
- Carl S. Hoffman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 25, 1984 · 97 hours before
- Departed
- Meriden, CT
- Airport
- MMK · Meriden-Markham Municipal, runway 36, 3,100 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N45288
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 858 total · 190 in this make and model · 668 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N4669V
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,842 total · 20 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HVN, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.