NYC66F0392

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 190 · Latrobe, PA · November 20, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 20, 1965
Place
Latrobe, PA · LATROBE, PA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1598DCessna 190
Status
Completed · report January 15, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174895

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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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2-0864  65/11/20   LATROBE PA          CESSNA 190          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 750
        TIME - 1727                    N1598D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 152 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI-COUNTY MUNCIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N1598D
Reported as
Cessna 190
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Tri-County 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.