# NTSB NYC69A0106: Cessna 195, N2258, Morehouseville, NY, June 1, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1969
- Place: Morehouseville, NY · MOREHOUSEVILLE, NY
- Location: 43.3909° N, 74.7738° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morehouseville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3909&lon=-74.7738&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179292
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69A0106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69A0106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1652   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2258-1970-06-19), registration cancelled 1970-06-19, S/N 7105 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Registry model: [Cessna 195](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (registry code 2073102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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