# NTSB NYC89FA022: Cessna 207, N91036, Monoghan, PA, November 5, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: November 5, 1988, 01:10 local (06:10 UTC)
- Place: Monoghan, PA
- Coordinates: 40.209346, -77.000869 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2093&lon=-77.0009&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36256
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC89FA022
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36256/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA022

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, cruise
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - altitude - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT THE AIRPLANE FLEW STRAIGHT INTO THE SIDE OF A 1320 FT MOUNTAIN AT THE 1280 FT LEVEL. THE RECOMMENDED MINIMUM FLIGHT ALTITUDE FOR THIS DESIGNATED MOUNTAINOUS AREA, AT NIGHT, IS 3500 FT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91036](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91036-1991-03-26), registration cancelled 1991-03-26, S/N 20700026 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Registry model: [Cessna 207](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (registry code 2073602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 00026
- Airframe hours: 6100
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-F 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Carroll Air Inc, doing business as Same
- Registered owner: Carroll Air Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 28, 1988, 15 hours before
- Departed: N17, ENDICOTT, NY
- Destination: THV, THOMASVILLE, PA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 16,000 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night/dark
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft overcast
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: HAR, 7 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19881105049399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881105049399A), Nov 5, 1988: Cessna 207, Monoghan Townsh, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flying low at night in fog, rain and low clouds. Struck trees on a mountainside. Was IFR rated but elected VFR.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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