# Accident 19850212005209A: Cessna 335, Barrville, PA, February 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1985, 09:35 local time
- Place: Barrville, PA
- Airport: Reedsville Mifflin Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2994° N, 76.5899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2994&lon=-76.5899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6821C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6821C-1985-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 335 (registry code 2075601, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-335) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 335
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520EB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,156 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FGT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FGT01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850212005209A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA WHILE EXECUTING A CONTACT APPROACH.

## 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 NYC85FGT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FGT01), Feb 12, 1985: Cessna 335 (N6821C), Barrville, PA, destroyed

## Other reports on N6821C (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840801040329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840801040329A), Aug 1, 1984: Cessna 335 (N6821C), State College, PA, Substantial damage. Right main folded on landing roll exited runway. Hit sign and light. Gear side brace lock end fitting failed.
- [Incident 19830224008569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830224008569I), Feb 24, 1983: Cessna 335 (N6821C), Binghamton, NY. Unable to turn right fuel selector from auxiliary to main. Engine feathered due fuel exhaustion. Ice in fuel cable.

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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