# NTSB NYC80FGT05: Cessna 175, N6585E, East Berlin, PA, February 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1980
- Place: East Berlin, PA · EAST BERLIN, PA
- Location: 39.9368° N, 76.9795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Berlin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9368&lon=-76.9795&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131445
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FGT05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGT05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0918   80/2/8    EAST BERLIN,PA      CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 254
        TIME - 1530                    N6585E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 207 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YORK,PA                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6585E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6585E-2018-03-15), registration cancelled 2018-03-15, S/N 56085, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800208002209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800208002209A), Feb 8, 1980: Cessna 175, East Berlin, PA, Substantial damage. Engine lost partial power. Overshot emergency landing area. Hit trees. Cause of power loss not determined.

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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