UNK64X2987

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175A · Arden, NY · July 23, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 23, 1964
Place
Arden, NY · ARDEN, NY
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N7034ECessna 175A
Status
Completed · report December 1, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182601

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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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2-0576  64/7/23    ARDEN NY            CESSNA 175A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 200
        TIME - 1300                    N7034E              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING

Aircraft

Registration
N7034E
Reported as
Cessna 175A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.