# Accident 19950718019609A: Cessna 140, Slatington, PA, July 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1995, 03:48 local time
- Place: Slatington, PA
- Airport: Slatington Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7805° N, 75.5109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7805&lon=-75.5109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72546, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72546-1996-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 819 total, 500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950718019609A

## Narrative

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

TWO PILOTS ON BOARD, AT NIGHT NEAR AIRPORT, WANTED TURN TOWARD AIRPORT, SUDDENLY MADE LEFT TURN INTO MOUNTAIN.

## 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 NYC95FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA162), Jul 18, 1995: Cessna 140 (N72546), Danielsville, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The flight crew's improper in-flight planning/decision, and failure to maintain adequate clearance (or altitude) from mountainous terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, fog, low…

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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