# NTSB UNK64X3952: Cessna 175, N8382T, Quakertown, PA, September 13, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1964
- Place: Quakertown, PA · QUAKERTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.4397° N, 75.3458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quakertown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4397&lon=-75.3458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181742
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3952
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3952

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0709  64/9/13    QUAKERTOWN PA       CESSNA 175          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 350
        TIME - 1030                    N8382T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLIGHT INITIATED BELOW ESTIMATED 100-FT OVERCAST
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8382T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8382T-1964-10-12), registration cancelled 1964-10-12, S/N 17557082 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175c) (registry code 2072508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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