# NTSB NYC77FA089: Cessna 195B, N4404C, Mt Holley Spgs, PA, August 28, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1977
- Place: Mt Holley Spgs, PA · MT HOLLEY SPGS, PA
- Location: 40.1131° N, 77.1851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Holly Springs, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1131&lon=-77.1851&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145417
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FA089
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA089

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3411  77/8/28    MT HOLLEY SPGS,PA   CESSNA 195B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 7200
        TIME - 2045                    N4404C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 815 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARLISLE,PA                 MANASSAS,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 225MG%. HIGH SDD IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4404C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4404C-1978-02-09), registration cancelled 1978-02-09, S/N 7989 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195B
- Registry model: [Cessna 195B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195b) (registry code 2073112) (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 19770828038329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770828038329A), Aug 28, 1977: Cessna 195B, Mt Holley Spgs, PA, Destroyed. Blood alcohol lvl 225MG . High sdd impact.

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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