UNK64X1213

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 195 · York, SC · April 7, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 7, 1964
Place
York, SC · YORK, SC
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2185CCessna 195
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184942

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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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2-0283   64/4/7    YORK S C            CESSNA 195          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 7000
        TIME - 0542                    N2185C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YORK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN

Aircraft

Registration
N2185C
Reported as
Cessna 195
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
York

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.