- Date
- February 11, 1988, 12:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place
- East Hampton, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N52535Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880211002259A
- Case key
- 36093
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flight departed East Hampton airport for a pleasure flt. Shortly thereafter, the pilot called on frequency 122.7 stating that he had struck some birds and could not maintain control of the aircraft. There as no further transmission as to his location, and the aircraft crashed in the ocean. The pilot is presumed fatal. The only part of the acft recovered to date is the head rest. A boat in the area had hooked on to the tail of the acft but could not hold it. The rescue effort was discontinued due to bad wx. Divers reported underwater visibility as zero. The acft crashed about 1 mile offshore.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52535
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274550
- Airframe hours
- 2,677
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- East Hampton Aire,Inc.
- Registered owner
- East Hampton Flight Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 300 in this make and model · 3,000 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.