- Date
- August 24, 1970
- Place
- Bedford, PA · BEDFORD, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N30418Cessna 177A
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185165
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3319 70/8/24 BEDFORD,PA CESSNA 177A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 97 TOTAL TIME - 1230 N30418 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEDFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCHESTER,NY BEDFORD,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT STANDING CORN AND ROCK.PVT STRIP NOT IN USE,BEDFORD ARPT PAINTED ON HANGAR ROOF,OTR ARPT 2MI N
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30418
- Reported as
- Cessna 177A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bedford
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