# NTSB NYC70FHD08: Cessna 421, N3155K, Blue Bell, PA, January 29, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1970
- Place: Blue Bell, PA · BLUE BELL, PA
- Location: 40.1474° N, 75.2687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Bell, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1474&lon=-75.2687&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144156
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70FHD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FHD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0707  70/1/29    BLUE BELL,PA        CESSNA 421          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 10681
        TIME - 1945                    N3155K              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 603 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHANTILLY,VA                BLUE BELL,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RAN OFF END OF RWY INTO MUD. PUDDLES OF WATER ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3155K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3155K-1972-01-25), registration cancelled 1972-01-25, S/N 421-0127 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Registry model: [Cessna 421](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421) (registry code 2076010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wings

## Other investigations on N3155K (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC71AN059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN059), Nov 11, 1970: Cessna 421 (N3155K), Bath, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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