Cessna 50M accident near Middletown, Pennsylvania, June 22, 1984
On June 22, 1984, a Cessna 50M, registered N704UL, was destroyed in an accident near Middletown, Pennsylvania (Harrisburg airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 22, 1984
- Place
- Middletown, Pennsylvania · Harrisburg · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 50M
- Registration
- N704UL · no longer on the register · serial 15078884
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE SOLO STUDENT PLT WAS APPROACHING THE RWY TO MAKE A LANDING WHEN THE TWR GAVE HIM GO-AROUND INSTRUCTIONS DUE TO AN SHORTS 3-30 ACFT ON FINAL. DURING THE GO-AROUND THE STUDENT SAID HE ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE. THE ACFT CARTWHEELED AND CAME TO REST WITH ITS NOSE BURIED IN THE GROUND.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 19 hours in all; 19 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,362 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 9, 1983; 27 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MDT Middletown PA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 31, 9,500 ft by 200 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 77°F (25°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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