# NTSB NYC76FFA02: Cessna 175, N6500E, Bethel, NY, July 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1975
- Place: Bethel, NY · BETHEL, NY
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149893
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FFA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFA02-149893

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2015  75/7/14    BETHEL,NY           CESSNA 175          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 207
        TIME - 2320                    N6500E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SULLIVAN CO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARTINSBURG,WV              LIBERTY,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- STRUCK TREES DRG TURN TO FINAL APCH.LOW CLDS IN AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6500E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6500E-1975-09-03), registration cancelled 1975-09-03, S/N 56000 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sullivan Co Intl

## 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 19750714021289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750714021289A), Jul 14, 1975: Cessna 175, Bethel, NY, Destroyed. Struck trees drg turn to final apch. Low clds in area.

## Other investigations on N6500E (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 NYC66F0519](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0519), Feb 20, 1966: Cessna 175 (N6500E), Tarentum, PA, 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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