NYC76AN082

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Frackville, PA · February 22, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 22, 1976
Place
Frackville, PA · FRACKVILLE, PA
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N19165Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 7, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760222006359A
Case key
201320

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0370  76/2/22    FRACKVILLE,PA       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 0213                    N19165              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 67 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLIAMSPORT,PA             ROBINSVILLE,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
          PILOT-ATMTD VFR FLT AT ALT INSUF TO CLR OBST TRRN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- STRUCK GND ON MEDIAN STRIP OF HWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N19165
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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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.