# NTSB NYC72AN159: Beech 35-C33, N2726T, Oil City, PA, June 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1972
- Place: Oil City, PA · OIL CITY, PA
- Location: 41.4288° N, 79.7078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oil City, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4288&lon=-79.7078&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166597
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN159
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN159

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0923  72/6/23    OIL CITY,PA         BEECH 35-C33        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 157
        TIME - 0655                    N2726T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPLANE MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCHESTER,NY                INDIANAPOLIS,IND
        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 - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       51
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          280                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- FSS WEA BRIEF TOLD PLT IFR COND EXISTED ENROUTE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2726T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2726T-1982-07-24), registration cancelled 1982-07-24, S/N CD1082, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-C33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-C33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (registry code 1151408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Splane Memorial

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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