# NTSB NYC71AN111: Cessna 172A, Bethel, PA, May 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1971
- Place: Bethel, PA · BETHEL, PA
- Location: 40.4765° N, 76.2880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4765&lon=-76.2880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71AN111
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN111

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0004  71/5/12    BETHEL,PA           CESSNA 172A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 123
        TIME - 1500                    CC-PBS              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIMES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TAMPA,FLA                   SCRANTON,PA                  OXFORD,NC
        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 - RAIN
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEA. ACFT FOUND 3 HRS AFTER ACCDT. PLTS FLYING TIME AS OF 3/14/70
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CC-PBS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- 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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