Casa SAC-212-200 incident near Atlantic City, New Jersey, February 6, 1985
On February 6, 1985 at about 9:15 pm local time, a Casa SAC-212-200, registered N296CA, suffered minor damage in an incident near Atlantic City, New Jersey (Bader Field). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 6, 1985 · about 9:15 pm local time
- Place
- Atlantic City, New Jersey · Bader Field
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Casa SAC-212-200 SAC-212-20
- Registration
- N296CA · registry record · serial 296
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
A CONSTRUCCIONES SAC 212-200 N296CA LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING FLARE AND LANDED HARD ON THE GRASS ALONG SIDE RUNWAY 11 AT BADER FIELD, NEW JERSEY, AFTER ALL OF THE LANDING CHECKS WERE COMPLETED THE COPILOT PUSHED FULL FORWARD THE SPEED LEVERS AND CALLED OUT REFT 10 ON SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DESCEND RAPIDLY AND THE CAPTAIN APPLIED POWER TO OFFSET THE SINK RATE. THE AIRCRAFT BANKED LEFT, AND THE LEFT GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE BANKED RIGHT. THE PILOT AND COPILOT BOTH FEELT THE STICKHAKER ACTIVATE JUST PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT LANDING WITH THE WINGS LEVEL.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 6,520 hours in all; 72 in this make and model; 64 in the last 90 days; 64 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 162 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 81 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 14,300 lb
- Seats: 19
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Airesearch TPE 331-11 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Jet Express, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: ACY Atlantic City NJ at 8:40 pm
- Destination: AIY Atlantic City NJ
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 11, 2,950 ft by 100 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 600 ft; ovct
- Temperature: 30°F (-1°C), dew point 27°F (-3°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number NYC85IA063.