- Date
- April 7, 1984, 16:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Clarkstown, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1516MCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840407008789A
- Case key
- 35402
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Analysis
Student plt stated he informed the CFI during takeoff that the acft would not continue to climb. The CFI then took control of the acft. Witnesses stated the eng seemed to stop and the acft entered a glide, banking to the left from aprx 150 ft AGL. The left wing contacted the ground and the acft stopped partially submerged in a creek. Inspection and testing of the acft and eng failed to disclose any mechanical failure/malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1516M
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18264360
- Airframe hours
- 490
- Engine
- Continental O-470-SA, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Garrett Miller
- Registered owner
- Homer Lydecker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 22, 1983 · 45 hours before
- Airport
- N24 · Ramapo Valley, runway 26, 2,185 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 70
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Right
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TEB, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.