# NTSB NYC76AN033: Rockwell 690A, N847CE, Nemacolin, PA, September 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1975
- Place: Nemacolin, PA · NEMACOLIN, PA
- Location: 39.8823° N, 79.9288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nemacolin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8823&lon=-79.9288&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151115
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3243  75/9/12    NEMACOLIN,PA        ROCKWELL 690A       CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1058                    N847CE              PX-  2  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 55, 4891 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEMACOLIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PONTIAC,MI                  NEMACOLIN,PA                 PITTSBURGH,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       57
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          340                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- CRUISE CLNC,DSCNDD BLO MEA IN IMC,ATMTD VFR APCH.ARPT DID NOT HAVE APVD INST APCH.RCVRD 9/13/75.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N847CE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N847CE-1975-11-06), registration cancelled 1975-11-06, S/N 11223 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL 690A
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 690A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-690a) (registry code 0141722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Nemacolin

## 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 19750912041699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750912041699A), Sep 12, 1975: Amtr 0142152, Nemacolin, PA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Cruise clnc,dscndd blo mea in IMC,atmtd VFR apch. Arpt did not have apvd inst apch. Rcvrd 9/13/75.

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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