# NTSB NYC68F0132: Beech 95-C55, N2710T, Lehighton, PA, September 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1967
- Place: Lehighton, PA · LEHIGHTON, PA
- Location: 40.8277° N, 75.7165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lehighton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8277&lon=-75.7165&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114302
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0132
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0132

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3341   67/9/6    LEHIGHTON,PA        BEECH 95-C55        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0935                    N2710T              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             40, 10000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELTZVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT STATED ACFT BOUNCED IN AIR AT 60/70MPH AT WHICH TIME RT ENGINE FAILED AND CONTROL WAS LOST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2710T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-C55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beltzville

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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