Cessna 172RG N4608V
25 May 1986 · Bridgeport, New Jersey, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 May 1986 at about 19:09 local time, a Cessna 172RG registered N4608V was involved in an accident near Bridgeport, New Jersey, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:09
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bridgeport, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bridgeport (N83)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172RG
- Registration
- N4608V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bridgeport → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC86FA135
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 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 C-172RG ACCORDING TO WITNESS RPTS STATE THAT THE ACFT WAS EMMITTING BLACKSMOKE AND BACKFIRING WHILE ON THE T/O ROLL. THE BACKFIRING CONTINUED, THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO CLIMB OR MAINTAIN ALT OR FLYING SPEED. ACFT CRASHED ON A PUBLIC ROADWAY AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. ALL FOUR PERSONS ON BOARD SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 1986 | Cessna 172D | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1986 | Cessna 172M | Shingle Springs, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1986 | Cessna 172N | Starkville, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1986 | Cessna 172N | West Branch, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1986 | Cessna 172A | Gainesville, Texas, United States | Michael D. Allison | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1986 | Cessna 172M | Cairo, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 1986 | Cessna 414A | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | East Coast Airways, Ltd | Fatal | 1 |
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