Cessna 150G N8367J

Summary

On 7 April 1985 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 150G registered N8367J was involved in an accident near Acme, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 April 1985 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Acme, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinates

40.1502, -79.5392

Aircraft

Cessna 150G

Registration

N8367J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lebanon → Columbus

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC85FA100

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AT 1221 EST, THE PLT WAS ADVISED BY A FSS THAT VFR FLT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO WIDESPREAD IFR CONDITIONS ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLT & AT THE DESTINATION. THE PLT DEPARTED AT APRX 1430 HRS. AT 1700 HRS, WITNESSES SAW THE ACFT FLYING WESTBOUND AT LOW ALTITUDE IN SNOWSHOWERS, FOG & LOW VISIBILITY. NORMAL ENG SOUNDS WERE HEARD. THE ACFT TURNED LEFT TO A NORTHEAST HEADING WHILE DESCENDING. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERITICAL DESCENT & WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.