NYC67F0252

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 337 · Ohnstown, PA · September 28, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 28, 1966
Place
Ohnstown, PA · OHNSTOWN, PA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
CF-SBXCessna 337
Status
Completed · report November 17, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120552

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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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E-0011  66/9/28    OHNSTOWN PA         CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 480
        TIME - 1350                    CF-SBX              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      60
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- CANADIAN REGISTRY.

Aircraft

Registration
CF-SBX
Reported as
Cessna 337
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage