Cessna 185D N5878T
7 December 1986 · Hammonton, New Jersey, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 December 1986 at about 16:21 local time, a Cessna 185D registered N5878T was involved in an accident near Hammonton, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hammonton, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hammonton (N81)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185D
- Registration
- N5878T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL87FA038
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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 MID-AIR COLLISION OCCURRED WHILE THE CESSNA 185 WAS ATTEMPTING A STEEP CLIMBOUT DURING TAKEOFF FROM RWY 21 AND THE MOONEY WAS MAKING A LANDING TO THE SAME RUNWAY. ANOTHER AIRCAFT ATTEMPED TO WARN BOTH AIRCRAFT OVER THE UNICOM FREQ. NEITHER AIRCRAFT RESPONDED TO THE THREE CALLS AND BOTH CONTINUED THEIR OPERATIONS. THE COLLISION OCCURRED ABOUT 400 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RWY 31. THE AIRPLANES CAME TO REST ABOUT 1300 FEET DOWN THE RWY IN A GRASSY AREA BTW THE TAXIWAY. BOTH A/C BURNED. THE M-20 LEFT OUTBOARD WING PANEL WAS STRUCK SEVERAL TIMES BY THE C-185 PROPELLER BLADES. THE C-185 VERTICAL FIN WAS DEFLECTED LEFT OF IT'S INSTALLED POSITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 185D 185D | N5878T | - | Destroyed |
| Mooney M20C M20C | N6930U | - | Destroyed |
Other Cessna 185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 1986 | Cessna 185 | Bethel, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1986 | Cessna 185 | Greenville, Maine, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jun 1986 | Cessna 185F | Naknek, Alaska, United States | Tyson H. Whittock | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1986 | Cessna 185 | Boise, Idaho, United States | Robert N. Rebholtz | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1986 | Cessna 185E | Tetlin, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1986 | Cessna 185-F | Caribou Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 23 May 1986 | Mooney M20K | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
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