Cessna 172N N6214F

Summary

On 25 October 1998 at about 21:37 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N6214F was involved in an accident near Linden, New Jersey, United States. 4 people were on board and one died, 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 October 1998 at 21:37

Classification

Accident

Location

Linden, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Linden Municipal Airport (LDJ)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N6214F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Edinburg → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC99FA015

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines. A factor was sunglare.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.