# NTSB Accident NYC94FA075
> **CESSNA 152** · 1994-04-09 · E. FARMINGDALE, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC94FA075
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01167
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-04-09
- **Location:** E. FARMINGDALE, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.730739, -73.440979
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N757KN
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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.

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