# Accident 20111222029659A: Cessna 441, Nashville, PA, December 22, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2011, 17:35 local time
- Place: Nashville, PA
- Airport: York Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8922° N, 76.8519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8922&lon=-76.8519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48BS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48BS-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 441 (registry code 2076020, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-441) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 441
- Reported engine: GARRETT TPE331
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111222029659A

## Narrative

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

RADAR DATA INDICATES THAT AIRCRAFT ENTERED ENTERED A 45 DEGREE LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 35 AT YORK AIRPORT (KTHV).  THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY TURNED ONTO A LEFT BASE, THEN SLIGHTLY OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE BEFORE STARTING A RIGHT TURN AND DISAPPEARING FROM RADAR.THE OVERALL DAMAGE NOTED WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE AIRPLANE HAVING BEEN IN A RIGHT-TURNING FLAT SPIN WHEN IT INITIALLY IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 ERA12FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA120), Dec 22, 2011: Cessna 441 (N48BS), Nashville, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain minimum control airspeed after a loss of power to the right engine, which resulted in an uncontrollable roll into an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing to the…

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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