Cessna 152 accident near E. Farmingdale, NY
On April 9, 1994, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near E. Farmingdale, NY. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 9, 1994
- Place
- E. Farmingdale, NY
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.731°N, 73.441°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01167
NTSB summary
History of the Flight On April 9, 1994 at about 1137 eastern daylight time, N757KN, a Cessna 152, a training flight, and N5231P, a Piper PA-24-250, a personal flight, collided inflight and crashed into a factory building at East Farmingdale, New York. The airplanes were on final approach to runway 19 at Republic Airport, East Farmingdale, New York. Visual meteorological conditions existed. The four occupants, two on each airplane, were fatally injured. The airplanes were destroyed and there was property damage. There was fire. Both flights were operated under 14 CFR Part 91. Both airplanes were based at Republic Airport. The airplanes were in the airport traffic pattern when the accident occurred. The pilots were in radio contact with the airport air traffic control tower. The Cessna, registered to Nassau Flyers Inc. (NFI), was occupied by an instructor and student pilot. They were in a right-hand traffic pattern, doing touch and go landings on runway 19, which was the active runway. The Piper was registered to the pilot and there was one passenger aboard. The pilot was returning to Republic Airport on a flight from East Hampton, New York. Recorded radio communications between the airplanes and the control tower were reviewed. According to the recording, the Piper pilot first radioed the control tower about nine miles east of the airport. He was subsequently instructed to report entering left downwind for runway 19. The Cessna was sequenced ahead of the Piper. The Cessna was sequenced behind a Piper PA-28 "Cherokee" and Cessna 210 "Centurion" airplane, respectively. At the
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE LOCAL TOWER CONTROLLER TO ADEQUATELY CONTROL THE ARRIVAL OF THE AIRPLANES, AND INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PIPER PA-24 PILOT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LOCAL CONTROLLER'S IMPROPER PHRASEOLOGY IN SEQUENCING THE AIRPLANES.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
