Cessna 337D accident near Hickory, PA
On April 1, 1997, a Cessna 337D (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hickory, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 1, 1997
- Place
- Hickory, PA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 337D · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.299°N, 80.319°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07722
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 1, 1997, at about 1452 eastern standard time, a Cessna 337D Skymaster, N2685S, collided with the ground shortly after being cleared by Air Traffic Control to climb to 25,000 feet. Air Traffic Controllers observed the airplane going through its assigned altitude and leveling at 27,700 feet. Then the aircraft was observed at 26,000 feet, and subsequent contact was lost. The aircraft broke up during its uncontrolled descent and the cabin section came to rest in a tree at the Ft. Cherry Hill Gulf Resort in Hickory, Pennsylvania. The airplane was operated by the private pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan was filed. The pilot sustained fatal injuries and the passenger sustained minor injuries. The flight had originated at Williamsburg, Pennsylvania about 1345 for the purpose of aerial photography. According to the passenger/employee, the airplane was fueled and a portable oxygen bottle was filled prior to takeoff at the Youngstown Elser Airport, North Lima, Ohio by Gemco Aviation Services, Inc. She stated that they were going to take aerial photographs at four separate locations during this flight. She said that they shot three of the locations and landed at Williamsburg, Pennsylvania where the pilot filed a flight plan and setup the portable oxygen system for their use during the next flight. They took-off about 1345 and climbed to 10,000 feet and the pilot told her to put her oxygen mask on, and he did the same. The last altitude she remembered the pilot calling out was
Probable cause
Servicing of the pilots portable oxygen system with compressed air, which resulted in pilot incapacitation due to Hypoxia.
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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.
