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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T-50 · New Florence, PA · August 13, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 13, 1964
Place
New Florence, PA · NEW FLORENCE, PA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N61812Cessna T-50
Status
Completed · report February 3, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182710

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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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2-0795  64/8/13    NEW FLORENCE PA     CESSNA T-50         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N61812              PX-  1  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      AGE 29, 700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 11/07/64 FLT WAS OVER DARK UNLIGHTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN

Aircraft

Registration
N61812
Reported as
Cessna T-50
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.