- Date
- October 10, 1974
- Place
- Albion, NJ · ALBION, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3461VCessna 195
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741010039339A
- Case key
- 141036
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3256 74/10/10 ALBION,NJ CESSNA 195 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1500 TIME - 1455 N3461V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1283 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBION DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAMMONTOWN,NJ ALBION,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STRUCK WIRES ABT 870FT BFR DISPLACED THRESHOLD.AREA BFR RWY USED AS OVR-RUN AND CLR ZONE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3461V
- Reported as
- Cessna 195
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Albion
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.