Aviation Crash Map

Cessna T-210 N4879U

9 August 1986 · Spring Valley, New York, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 9 August 1986 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna T-210 registered N4879U was involved in an accident near Spring Valley, New York, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Spring Valley, New York, United States
Nearest airport
Ramapo Valley (N24)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna T-210
Registration
N4879U
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Ocean City
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC86LA205

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 1 1 2

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 PILOT TOOK OFF IN THE CESSNA T-210N WITH 3 PASSENGERS. THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, SO HE RETURNED FOR LANDING. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED AND BOUNCED. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONCE MORE LIGHTLY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DRIFTED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK TREES. JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT THE PILOT SHUT OFF THE MASTER SWITCH AND IGNITION SWITCH. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF THE FUEL WHEN IMPACT OCCURRED. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE TWO MIDDLE SEAT PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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