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Cessna C-377A N6524J

5 October 1985 · Breakabeen, New York, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 5 October 1985 at about 13:00 local time, a Cessna C-377A registered N6524J was involved in an accident near Breakabeen, New York, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Breakabeen, New York, United States
Coordinates
42.5907, -74.3210
Aircraft
Cessna C-377A
Registration
N6524J
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Gt.barrington → Frankfort
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC86FA002

People

3 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 3 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT WAS ADVISED BY SEVERAL SOURCES THAT BAD WX WAS LOCATED ALONG THE INTENDED ROUTE OF FLT. THE PLT STATED THAT HE INTENDED TO FLY OVER THE BAD WX SINCE WX AT THE DESTINATION WAS GOOD. A MAYDAY CALL FROM 24J WAS BROADCASTED OVER THE EMER. FREQ. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACFT SPIN OUT OF THE SKY FOLLOWED BY PIECES OF ALUMINUM. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE WX AT THE TIME WAS THUNDERSTORMS, LIGHTNING, HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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