# NTSB Accident NYC08FA265
> **CESSNA 550** · 2008-08-03 · Reading, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC08FA265
- **Event ID:** 20080820X01264
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-08-03
- **Location:** Reading, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.378334, -75.964996
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 550
- **Registration:** N827DP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The air traffic controller’s failure to properly monitor the runway environment. Contributing to the accident was the tractor operator’s failure to scan the active runway prior to crossing, and the Federal Aviation Administration’s inadequate emphasis on vehicle operator visual vigilance when crossing active runways with air traffic control clearance.

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