- Date
- May 25, 1986, 15:09 local (19:09 UTC)
- Place
- Bridgeport, NJ
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Aircraft
- N4608VCessna 172RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860525085769A
- Case key
- 30189
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The C-172RG according to witness rpts state that the acft was emmitting blacksmoke and backfiring while on the t/o roll. The backfiring continued, the acft became airborne, but was not able to climb or maintain alt or flying speed. Acft crashed on a public roadway and caught on fire. All four persons on board suffered serious injuries. The aircraft was destroyed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4608V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0339
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-F1A6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Control, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- N83 · Bridgeport, NJ
- Airport
- N83 · Bridgeport, runway 4, 2,200 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 715 total · 19 in this make and model · 640 as pilot in command · 137 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.