# NTSB NYC76AN082: Cessna 150, N19165, Frackville, PA, February 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1976
- Place: Frackville, PA · FRACKVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.7833° N, 76.2329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frackville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7833&lon=-76.2329&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201320
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN082-201320

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19165-1976-05-11), registration cancelled 1976-05-11, S/N 15074206 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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 19760222006359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760222006359A), Feb 22, 1976: Cessna 150L, Frackville, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck gnd on median strip of hwy. pilot-atmtd VFR flt at alt insuf to clr obst trrn

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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