- Date
- February 12, 1985, 09:35 local (14:35 UTC)
- Place
- Barrville, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6821CCessna 335
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850212005209A
- Case key
- 35597
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The Cessna 335 was making a contact approach when it flew into the ground. The aircraft received substantial damage and the pilot received serious injuries. Winds in the area were reported at 25 knots with gusts to 35 knots. Visual meteorological conditions were reported to have prevailed at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6821C
- Reported as
- Cessna 335
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 335-0060
- Airframe hours
- 1,972
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520 EB, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Centre Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 28, 1985 · 57 hours before
- Departed
- UNV · State College, PA
- Destination
- RVL · Reedsville, PA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- RVL · Reedsville Mifflin County, runway 6, 5,001 × 75 ft, macadam
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,156 total · 2,061 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 25 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6821C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.