# NTSB Incident NYC99IA036
> **Boeing 737** · 1998-12-08 · NEW YORK, NY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC99IA036
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11621
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1998-12-08
- **Location:** NEW YORK, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.749393, -73.999015
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 52
- **Total aboard:** 52
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 737
- **Registration:** GCPX
- **FAR Part:** 129
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The Cessna pilot's incorrect visual identification of the Boeing 737's altitude, and decision to take evasive action that was not required, which resulted in the two airplanes coming within 500 feet horizontally, and 0 feet vertically of one another.

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