NYC66A0030

NTSB accident investigation · Navion A · St Marys, PA · September 2, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 2, 1965
Place
St Marys, PA · ST MARYS, PA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5115KNavion A
Status
Completed · report January 27, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176410

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0782   65/9/2    ST MARYS PA         NAVION A            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 0505                    N5115K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.MARY@S MUNCIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          GROUND FOG                                               BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR

Aircraft

Registration
N5115K
Reported as
Navion A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
St.Mary@S Muncip

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.