# Accident 20151207022399A: Timothy C Williams CCK-1865, Linesville, PA, December 7, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2015, 18:15 local time
- Place: Linesville, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6936° N, 80.4247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6936&lon=-80.4247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N541TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N541TC-2018-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Timothy C Williams CCK-1865 (registry code 05633S6, https://openairdocs.org/model/timothy-c-williams-cck-1865) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Cubcrafter CC340 (registry code 18050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cubcrafter-cc340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TIMOTHY C WILLIAMS CCK-1865
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151207022399A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 7, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1815 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL, AMATEUR-BUILT CCK-1865, N541TC, IMPACTED WOODED TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR LINESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK MULTIPLE TREES AT APPROXIMATELY AN ALTITUDE OF 1113 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT AND LEAVING A DEBRIS PATH FOR APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 1.8 MILES NORTH OF MERRY?S PYMATUNING AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GREENVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (4G1), GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.  THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO HARTFORD AVIATION LLC AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT TO PA01.

## 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 ERA16FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA063), Dec 7, 2015: Timothy C Williams CCK-1865 (N541TC), Linesville, PA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's improper decision to attempt a flight under visual flight rules at night in instrument meteorological conditions to an unlit airstrip, which resulted in controlled…

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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