# NTSB NYC76AN011: Beech 35-B33, N101AB, Pecks Pond, PA, July 19, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1975
- Place: Pecks Pond, PA · PECKS POND, PA
- Location: 41.2831° N, 75.0921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pecks Pond, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2831&lon=-75.0921&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3536  75/7/19    PECKS POND,PA       BEECH 35-B33        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1067
        TIME - 1000                    N101AB              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 248 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRFIELD,NJ                HAWLEY,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK 2300 FT MOUNTAIN,WEATHER STUDY AND WITNESSES INDICATE RIDGES OBSCURED AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N101AB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101AB-1975-11-04), registration cancelled 1975-11-04, S/N CD629 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-B33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-B33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (registry code 1151406) (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 19750719030199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750719030199A), Jul 19, 1975: Beech 35B33, Pecks Pond, PA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Struck 2300 ft mountain,weather study and witnesses indicate ridges obscured at time of accident.

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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