Plane Crash List

Cessna 172M N6851H

4 May 1985 · Auburn Center, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 4 May 1985 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N6851H was involved in an accident near Auburn Center, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Auburn Center, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest airport
Frank Gomberg Arpt. (12)
Coordinates
40.5907, -76.0904
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N6851H
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Caldwell → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC85FHA03

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 1 0 0 1

Probable cause

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

DURING ATTEMPTED LANDING ON A NON-CERTIFICATED STRIP, PLT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND. THE ACFT STRUCK A GROUNDING CABLE WHICH WAS STRETCHED BETWEEN TWO TELEPHONE POLES NEAR THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE ACFT THEN TRAVELED APRX 120 FT BEFORE CONTACTING TREES. WHEN LANDING TO THE NORTH, THE AIRSTRIP HAS AN APRX 5 DEG UPSLOPE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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