# NTSB NYC73FHA17: Cessna 150H, N23310, Pen Argyl, PA, March 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1973
- Place: Pen Argyl, PA · PEN ARGYL, PA
- Location: 40.8678° N, 75.2539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pen Argyl, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8678&lon=-75.2539&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112165
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FHA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0486  73/3/16    PEN ARGYL,PA        CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 2140                    N23310              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PLYMOUTH,MASS               LANCASTER,PA                 LANCASTER,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       55
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           60                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      SPECIAL VFR
        REMARKS- RCVRY DATE 3/17/73.PLT RCVD SPECIAL VFR CLNC TO ABE.DRG VOR ORENTATION HIT SIDE OF MTN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23310](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23310-1973-05-07), registration cancelled 1973-05-07, S/N 15068865 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730316005039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730316005039A), Mar 16, 1973: Cessna A150K, Pen Argyl, PA, Destroyed. Rcvry date 3/17/73.plt rcvd special VFR clnc to abe. Drg VOR orentation hit side of mtn.

## Other investigations on N23310 (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 NYC69D0345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0345), Mar 15, 1969: Cessna 150 (N23310), Falmouth, MA, substantial damage

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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