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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event NYC86FHM04

1986-08-04 CRANFORD, New Jersey, United States Fatal 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N2TW

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 560

Year of manufacture

1994

Engine

P&W CANADA JT15D 5 SER

Seats / Engines

11 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

19950125

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A18F0F

Registrant of record

JULIETT PAPA LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WITNESSES HEARD THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE POP, SPUTTER AND THEN GO SILENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO CONTINUALLY LOSE ALTITUDE, THEN VISUAL CONTACT WAS LOST DUE TO THE TREE LINE. POST-ACCIDENT WRECKAGE EXAMINATION DISCLOSED NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE PLTS FLT TIME WAS NOT REPORTED OR AVAILABLE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_NYC86FHM04.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.