Grumman G-159 N205M
25 July 1967 · New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 July 1967 at about 15:35 local time, a Grumman G-159 registered N205M, operated by RK Mellon, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. 8 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harrisburg-York
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-159
- Registration
- N205M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- RK Mellon
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0388
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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
INTENTIONAL GRND-LOOP TO AVOID RNWY OVERRUN. LNDG TOUCHDOWN 105KTS. R. QUARTERING TAILWIND 9KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G-159 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 1967 | Grumman G-159 | Boca Raton, Florida, United States | Stevens Aviati | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1967 | Grumman G-159 | Flushing Ny, New York, United States | BF Goodrich Co | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1967 | Grumman G-159 | Le Center, Minnesota, United States | Honeywell, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Dec 1966 | Grumman G-159 | Richmond Va, Virginia, United States | L and N Railro | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1966 | Grumman G-159 | Pittsfield Mass, Massachusetts, United States | General Electr | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1965 | Grumman G-159 | Calverton N Y, New York, United States | Amer-Cyanamid | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |