# NTSB NYC75AN022: Cessna 172, N8191L, Catasauqua, PA, August 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1974
- Place: Catasauqua, PA · CATASAUQUA, PA
- Location: 40.6540° N, 75.4610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Catasauqua, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6540&lon=-75.4610&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134336
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2546  74/8/23    CATASAUQUA,PA       CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 250
        TIME - 0203                    N8191L              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - A B EASTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALLENTOWN,PA                SLATINGTON,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       72
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           90                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT CTCTD ABE TWR AND RPTD BAD FLT COND AND RQSTD ASSIST.WHILE BEING RADAR VECTORED,CTLR LOST CTC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8191L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8191L-1974-10-25), registration cancelled 1974-10-25, S/N 17256391 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: A B Easton

## 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 19740823029409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740823029409A), Aug 23, 1974: Cessna 172H, Catasauqua, PA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Plt ctctd abe twr and rptd bad flt cond and rqstd assist. While being radar vectored,ctlr lost ctc.

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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