- Date
- October 16, 1986, 15:20 local (19:20 UTC)
- Place
- Fishers Island, NY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 11, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19861016049102A19861016049101A
- Case key
- 30468
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Analysis
A Cessna 182 taking off on rwy 25 collided with a Piper PA-28-181 which was landing on rwy 12. The collision occured in the intersection of the two runways. The two occupants of the Cessna were seriously injured and the two occupants of the Piper were fatally injured in the accident. Both aircraft were destroyed by fire. No radio transmission were heard from the Piper prior to landing. The Cessna pilot was heard to have transmitted his intentions to takeoff on UNICOM frequency but was not observed to make a clearing 360 ground turn prior to takeoff. High terrain prevents a pilot on the ground at rwy 25 from seeing the approach end of rwy 12. The pass'g on the Piper, who was a private plt, was documented as being removed from the left front seat of the acft. The Piper also flew an incorrect traffic pattern according to witnesses.
A Cessna 182 taking off on rwy 25 collided with a Piper PA-28-181 which was landing on rwy 12. The collision occurred in the intersection of the two runways. The two occupants of the Cessna were serously injured and the two occupants of the Piper were fatally injured in the accident. Both aircraft were destroyed by fire. No radio transmissions were heard from the Piper prior to landing. The Cessna pilot was heard to have transmitted his intentions to takeoff on UNICOM frequency but was not observed to make a clearing 360 ground turn prior to takeoff. High terrain prevents a pilot on the ground at rwy 25 from seeing the approach end of rwy 12. The pass'g on the Piper, who was a private plt was documented as being removed from the left front seat of the acft. The Piper also flew an incorrect traffic pattern according to witnesses.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N2830Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 182E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18253830
- Airframe hours
- 3,990
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard Dupre, doing business as Top Line Pools,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Topline Pools Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 9, 1986 · 23 hours before
- Destination
- R103 · Westerly, RI
- Airport
- 0B8 · Elizabeth Field, runway 25, 2,054 × 150 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
- N3962M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7890344
- Airframe hours
- 1,472
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-04M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Yankee Airways
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 9, 1986 · 72 hours before
- Departed
- GON · Groton, CT
- Destination
- OBS · Fisher Island, NY
- Airport
- 0B8 · Elizabeth Field, runway 12, 2,850 × 150 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 N2830Y
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 81 total · 22 in this make and model · 35 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N3962M
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 25,000 total · 18,000 in this make and model · 24,600 as pilot in command · 214 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OB8
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.