# NTSB NYC68F0320: Cessna 337, N5355S, East Berlin, PA, December 18, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1967
- Place: East Berlin, PA · EAST BERLIN, PA
- Location: 39.9368° N, 76.9795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Berlin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9368&lon=-76.9795&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112637
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0320
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0320

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5355S-1989-03-27), registration cancelled 1989-03-27, S/N 3370455 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337a) (registry code 2075704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lairds

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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