# NTSB NYC66F0461: Cessna 182, N3239Y, Doylestown, PA, February 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1966
- Place: Doylestown, PA · DOYLESTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.3142° N, 75.1277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Doylestown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3142&lon=-75.1277&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173680
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0461
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0461

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0130   66/2/1    DOYLESTOWN PA       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 240
        TIME - 1500                    N3239Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRAL BUCKS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- AIRSPEED INDICATOR INOPERATIVE BECAUSE OF FROZEN MOISTURE IN PITOT TUBE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3239Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3239Y), registered now, S/N 18254239, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Central Bucks

## Other investigations on N3239Y (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 NYC74DHJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DHJ10), Aug 24, 1973: Cessna 182E (N3239Y), Riverhead, NY, substantial damage

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.

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