# Accident 19750523010009A: Camair 480, Honesdale, PA, May 23, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1975
- Place: Honesdale, PA
- Airport: Cherry Ridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.5156° N, 75.2516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHERRY RIDGE (N30), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5156&lon=-75.2516&mi=10
- Aircraft: N221, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N221-2011-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Camair 480 (registry code 1890102, https://openairdocs.org/model/camair-480) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMAIR 480
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FHA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHA42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750523010009A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT HEARD LOUD POP WHEN BRAKES APLD.L BRAKE DISC WARPED AND RIDGED.ROLLED DWN HILL HIT ROCKS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC75FHA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHA42), May 23, 1975: Camair 480 (N221), Honesdale, PA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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