# Accident 19951203039539A: Cessna 152, Philipsburg, PA, December 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1995, 18:15 local time
- Place: Philipsburg, PA
- Airport: Mid State Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8207° N, 78.3502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8207&lon=-78.3502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67369, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67369-1996-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951203039539A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO AREA LOW CLOUDS RAIN AND FOG. UNABLE HOLD ALTITUDE OR VECTOR HEADINGS. STRUCK MOUNTAINSIDE.

## 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 NYC96FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA035), Dec 3, 1995: Cessna 152 (N67369), Rush Township, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions which resulted in becoming lost and disorientated and subsequent impact with rising terrain. Factors in this accident were fog and a dark…

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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