# NTSB NYC80FA013: Cessna U206G, N732HT, Springbrook, PA, November 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1979
- Place: Springbrook, PA · SPRINGBROOK, PA
- Location: 41.3023° N, 75.6099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Brook, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3023&lon=-75.6099&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133027
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3154  79/11/26   SPRINGBROOK,PA      CESSNA U206G        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3500
        TIME - 0113                    N732HT              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILKES BARRE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LAWTANA,FL                  WILKES BARRE,PA              RALEIGH,MC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      65
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          160                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING 20 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N732HT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732HT-1981-12-11), registration cancelled 1981-12-11, S/N U20604681 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Registry model: [Cessna U206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (registry code 2073356) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wilkes Barre

## 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 19791126036939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791126036939A), Nov 26, 1979: Cessna U206G, Springbrook Twp, PA, Destroyed. Acft hit trees while circling for a night ldg at a small airport in hilly, wooded terrain. Wx low cleiling and rain

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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