Cessna 140 accident near Danielsville, PA
On July 18, 1995, a Cessna 140 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Danielsville, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 18, 1995
- Place
- Danielsville, PA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.781°N, 75.511°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04038
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 18, 1995, about 0348 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 140, N72546, struck trees in Danielsville, Pennsylvania. The commercial pilot received serious injuries, and the pilot-rated passenger was fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the flight which was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91, and had departed from Reading, Pennsylvania, about 0325. The accident flight was the last of three flights that involved the pilot and passenger. The first flight began on the afternoon of July 17, 1995, when the pilot of N72546, flew from Slatington, to Reading, with the passenger onboard. The second flight began at Reading, when the pilot of N72546, boarded a Cessna 310, as a passenger on a multiple leg flight, while the passenger performed the duties of pilot. She reported that while on approach to Reading, which was the last flight in the Cessna 310, the Allentown Airport Terminal Information Service (ATIS) was checked. Allentown which was located 10 NM from Slatington, on a heading of 145 degrees magnetic, was the closest weather observation point. Allentown Information India, which was active from 0250 through 0345, reported the following: scattered clouds at 400 feet, a measured ceiling of 1,100 feet overcast, visibility of 6 miles with fog, temperature 71 degrees F, and dewpoint 71 degrees F, altimeter 29.80. After the Cessna 310 landed at Reading, the third flight began when the occupants boarded N72546, for the flight to Slatington. The pilot occupied the left seat and perf
Probable cause
The flight crew's improper in-flight planning/decision, and failure to maintain adequate clearance (or altitude) from mountainous terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, fog, low clouds, and the high terrain.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
