NYC76FGM08

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 411 · New Castle, PA · September 23, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 23, 1975
Place
New Castle, PA · NEW CASTLE, PA
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3212RCessna 411
Status
Completed · report December 8, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750923032269A
Case key
151552

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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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3-3541  75/9/23    NEW CASTLE,PA       CESSNA 411          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0845                    N3212R              PX-  0  0  5  CORP/EXEC                 AGE UNK/NR, 3800 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 138 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW CASTLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLDWATER,MI                NEW CASTLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          GROUND FOG                                               HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          225                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO PATCHY FOG ON FINAL APCH.

Aircraft

Registration
N3212R
Reported as
Cessna 411
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
New Castle Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N3212R · 2

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