# NTSB NYC75FHA42: Camair 480, N221, Honesdale, PA, May 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1975
- Place: Honesdale, PA · HONESDALE, PA
- Location: 41.5757° N, 75.2508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honesdale, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5757&lon=-75.2508&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148443
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FHA42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHA42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1093  75/5/23    HONESDALE,PA        CAMAIR 480          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1928                    N221                PX-  0  0  3  DUAL                      AGE 27, 4000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHERRY RIDGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHERRY POINT,NC             HONESDALE,PA                 ALLENTOWN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT HEARD LOUD POP WHEN BRAKES APLD.L BRAKE DISC WARPED AND RIDGED.ROLLED DWN HILL HIT ROCKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N221](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N221-2011-07-15), registration cancelled 2011-07-15, S/N 1-062, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMAIR 480
- Registry model: [Camair 480](https://openairdocs.org/model/camair-480) (registry code 1890102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cherry Ridge

## 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 19750523010009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750523010009A), May 23, 1975: Camair 480, Honesdale, PA, Substantial damage. Plt heard loud pop when brakes apld.l brake disc warped and ridged. Rolled dwn hill hit rocks.

## Other investigations on N221 (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 UNK64X0534](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0534), Feb 11, 1964: Camair 480 (N221), Red Bank, NJ, 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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