- Date
- December 18, 1967
- Place
- East Berlin, PA · EAST BERLIN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5355SCessna 337
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112637
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4465 67/12/18 EAST BERLIN,PA CESSNA 337 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1145 N5355S PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 20, 1578 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 307 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAIRDS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM PRIVATE AIRSTRIP,CRASHED IN PASTURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5355S
- Reported as
- Cessna 337
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lairds
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