UNK64X1993

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 195 · Greentown, PA · May 28, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 28, 1964
Place
Greentown, PA · GREENTOWN, PA
Injuries
3 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N110UCessna 195
Status
Completed · report September 25, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183749

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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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3-1454  64/5/28    GREENTOWN PA        CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 150
        TIME - 1145                    N110U               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOUNTAIN BAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES                                VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N110U
Reported as
Cessna 195
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Mountain Bay

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.