Cessna 182 accident near Batavia, New York, March 14, 1988
On March 14, 1988 at about 11:45 pm local time, a Cessna 182, registered N759GJ, was substantially damaged in an accident near Batavia, New York (Genesee CO. airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 14, 1988 · about 11:45 pm local time
- Place
- Batavia, New York · Genesee CO. · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182 · all 182s on the register
- Registration
- N759GJ · no longer on the register · serial 18265980
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING AFTER AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH A STUDENT. THE STUDENT WAS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BUT WHEN SNOW SHOWERS WERE ENCOUNTERED WHILE FLYING DOWNWIND, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK CONTROL. HE STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT NOSE HIGH DUE TO SNOW ACCUMULATION ON THE RUNWAY. HOWEVER DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF OF THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WENT INTO MUD, AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER TO AN INVERTED ATTITUDE.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,085 hours in all; 95 in this make and model; 44 in the last 90 days; 1,041 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,901 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 11, 1988; 2 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-U (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: P & L Air,Inc.
The flight
- Departed from: 3G8 at 10:50 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 28, 4,400 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 30°F (-1°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
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