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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event NYC93LA152

1993-08-11 ERWINNA, Pennsylvania, United States Airport · 9N1 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N777DD

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 700

Year of manufacture

2019

TCDS

T00015WI · TEXTRON AVIATION INC

Engine

HONEYWELL AS907-2-1S

Seats / Engines

14 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

20190929

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AA8357

Registrant of record

INDEPENDENCE TX LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A NOSE OVER. A ROUGH UNEVEN RUNWAY, AND THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION ARE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

Factual narrative

On Wednesday, August 11, 1993, at about 1900 eastern daylight time, a Bellanca 8KCAB, N777DD, piloted by Mr. Terry Fenoff, nosed over during landing at the Van Sant Airport, Erwinna, Pennsylvania. The airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan had been filed. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR 91. The airplane had landed on runway 5 (grass), hit a bump became airborne, nosed into the ground and nosed over. THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A BUMP DURING THE LANDING ON THE ROUGH GRASS RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE PITCHED DOWN, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE PILOT ALSO INDICATED HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED BY A DEER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_NYC93LA152.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.