NYC69A0106

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 195 · Morehouseville, NY · June 1, 1969

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 1, 1969
Place
Morehouseville, NY · MOREHOUSEVILLE, NY
Injuries
2 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N2258Cessna 195
Status
Completed · report July 25, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179292

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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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3-1652   69/6/1    MOREHOUSEVILLE,NY   CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 9250
        TIME - 1100                    N2258               PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      3500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      75
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          180                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED INTO TREES AFTER T/O FROM LAKE.RISING TERRAIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N2258
Reported as
Cessna 195
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.