NYC66D0607

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175 · Philipsburg, PA · April 18, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 18, 1966
Place
Philipsburg, PA · PHILIPSBURG, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7123MCessna 175
Status
Completed · report June 7, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172040

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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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3-0857  66/4/18    PHILIPSBURG PA      CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 663
        TIME - 2140                    N7123M              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 109 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBERTS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION ON LIGHTED AIRPORT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7123M
Reported as
Cessna 175
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Alberts

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.