Cessna P206A accident near Forks Township, PA
On February 10, 1996, a Cessna P206A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Forks Township, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 10, 1996
- Place
- Forks Township, PA
- Aircraft
- Cessna P206A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.681°N, 75.220°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05307
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 9, 1996, at 2051 eastern standard time, a Cessna P206A, N4655F, was. destroyed during a collision with a tower near Forks Township, Pennsylvania. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight that originated at Pittstown, New Jersey, about 2040. No flight plan had been filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to witnesses, the pilot purchased the airplane in November, 1995, and based it at the Easton Airport (N43), Easton, Pennsylvania. On February 9, 1996, he flew N4655F from N43 to the Sky Manor Airport (N40), Pittstown, New Jersey, and topped off the fuel tanks. The pilot returned to N43, about 1730, and again flew back to Sky Manor. The pilot had dinner at N40, and then departed on the last leg for Easton. In a police report that contained summaries of witness interviews, a witness 1/2 of a mile southeast of the accident stated: "...he saw the aircraft gliding down. [He] heard a buzzing noise, but he is not sure if the aircraft engine was running. [He] said the aircraft was low as though it were going down...Aircraft was traveling parallel to McCartney St. and veered left. Approximately 10 seconds after seeing the aircraft, [he] heard what he thought was a gunshot." Three witnesses near the accident scene stated that they were about to inform a radio station that their tower obstruction lights were not on, when they observed an airplane collide with the tower. One of the witnesses stated that he heard the airplane's engine running when the coll
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain a proper altitude, and insufficient obstruction lighting requirements established by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Federal Communications Commission.
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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.
