Event NYC84LA316

1984-09-18 STONINGTON, Maine, United States Airport · 93B None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N2052X

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 7-15

Year of manufacture

2006

Engine

NONE NONE

Seats / Engines

1 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20060629

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A1A74A

Registrant of record

CENTENNIAL AEROSPORTS LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2052X Cessna 182H None

Factual narrative

PLT WAS DELAYED IN RETURN FLT TO HOME ARPT AND ARRIVED AT THE UNLIGHTED STRIP IN DARKNESS. THE PLT MISJUDGED HIS RUNWAY ALIGNMENT ON APPROACH, COLLIDING WITH TREES 15 FT FROM THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING FLARE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_NYC84LA316.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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