Accident · 1994-04-09

NTSB case NYC94FA075 · CESSNA 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1994-04-09
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (N757KN)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Nassau Flyers, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): NASSAU FLYERS, INC.

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE LOCAL TOWER CONTROLLER TO ADEQUATELY CONTROL THE ARRIVAL OF THE AIRPLANES, AND INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PIPER PA-24 PILOT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LOCAL CONTROLLER'S IMPROPER PHRASEOLOGY IN SEQUENCING THE AIRPLANES.

Source: NTSB case NYC94FA075

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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