# NTSB NYC69F0133: Convair BT-15, N355H, Summit Station, PA, August 19, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1968
- Place: Summit Station, PA · SUMMIT STATION, PA
- Location: 40.5620° N, 76.2012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Summit Station, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5620&lon=-76.2012&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108729
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0133
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0133

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4889  68/8/19    SUMMIT STATION,PA   CONVAIR BT-15       CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 52, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1100                    N355H               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIMES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N355H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N355H-1968-09-18), registration cancelled 1968-09-18, S/N 6711 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR BT-15
- Registry model: [Consolidated Vultee BT-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-bt-15) (registry code 2420312) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Grimes

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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