# NTSB NYC67A0017: Cessna 140, N2412N, Mt.Bethel, PA, July 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1966
- Place: Mt.Bethel, PA · MT.BETHEL, PA
- Location: 40.8996° N, 75.1127° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Bethel, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8996&lon=-75.1127&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122496
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0778  66/7/23    MT.BETHEL PA        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1015
        TIME - 1430                    N2412N              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2412N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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