- Date
- November 28, 1971
- Place
- Fallston, PA · FALLSTON, PA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2535DCessna 170BN9794KStinson 108-2
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164543
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2115 71/11/28 FALLSTON,PA STINSON 108-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 40, 219 TIME - 1430 N9794K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 3 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEAVER FALLS,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- STINSON R WING,AILERON AND FUSELAGE HIT BY CESSNA L WING.LNDD ACFT WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2115 71/11/28 FALLSTON,PA CESSNA 170B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 61, 285 TIME - 1430 N2535D PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEAVER FALLS,PA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- CESSNA L WING HIT STINSON R WING,AILERON,FUSELAGE.WING SECTION SEPARATED.FLIGHT PHASE UNKNOWN.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N2535D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Registration
- N9794K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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