- Date
- October 14, 1986, 10:25 local (14:25 UTC)
- Place
- Croton On Hud., NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6090JCessna 172
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861014048669A
- Case key
- 30466
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Student pilot advised by millville fss that VFR flight not recommended due to current and forecast IFR conditions throughout route of flight. Acft observed flying near base of low clouds and in and out of clouds prior to crashing in a residential area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6090J
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273855
- Airframe hours
- 1,854
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tab Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 30, 1986 · 109 hours before
- Departed
- N44 · Toms River, NJ
- Destination
- SWF · Newburgh, NY
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
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 50 total · 50 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SWF, 20 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.