# NTSB NYC67A0102: Cessna 150, N7754F, Fombell, PA, January 18, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1967
- Place: Fombell, PA · FOMBELL, PA
- Location: 40.8095° N, 80.2017° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fombell, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8095&lon=-80.2017&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119201
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0677  67/1/18    FOMBELL PA          CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 394
        TIME - 0530                    N7754F              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TASA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      10
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          280                                                       13
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.17 PERCENT. VALUE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE LOSS OF CRITICAL JUDGEMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7754F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7754F-1967-11-15), registration cancelled 1967-11-15, S/N 15063854 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tasa

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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