- Date
- September 20, 1974
- Place
- Bluebell, PA · BLUEBELL, PA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N3258LCessna 172H
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740920039269A
- Case key
- 138906
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3111 74/9/20 BLUEBELL,PA CESSNA 172H CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 255 TIME - 0410 N3258L PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WINGS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHILADELPHIA,PA LOCAL 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 - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- RCVD ASSIST FM PHL TWR.PASSED OVR ARPT.PLT RPTD GND IN SIGHT,DESCENDED TO FIND ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3258L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Wings Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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