ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36596
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| Date: | Sunday 25 October 1998 |
| Time: | 18:37 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | John Harrington |
| Registration: | N6214F |
| MSN: | 17273168 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1975 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Linden, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Edinburg, NY (NY18) |
| (KLDJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a traffic pattern approach, the airplane turned onto final and made a controlled descent into power lines. Contact was made approximately 48 feet above the ground, on runway centerline, about 1,500 feet from the displaced threshold. There was no evidence of mechanical malfunction. At the time, the sun was setting, and was about 4 degrees above the horizon and 6 degrees off runway centerline.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines. A factor was sunglare.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC99FA015
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 October 1982 | N6214F | U.S. Naval Academy Fly Club | 0 | Mitchellville, MD | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Apr-2024 15:09 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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