HALLSTEAD, PA, USA
N65618
CESSNA 152
THE AIRPORT IS LOCATED IN A VALLEY BETWEEN TWO ROWS OF MOUNTAINS ON THE NY/PA BORDER. THE PLT HAD COMPLETED TWO TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS TO A FULL STOP AT NIGHT FOR NIGHT CURRENCY. AFTER TAKEOFF AND LEVELING OFF AT 2,000 FEET MSL AND DOWNWIND FOR A LEFT BASE TO RUNWAY 33, PLT WAS ABEAM APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 33 BEFORE LANDING CHECK COMPLETED, AND A 500 RATE OF DESCENT WAS ESTABLISHED. AFTER A LEFT TURN WAS MADE, PLT TURNED ON LANDING LIGHT, AND SAW THE TREES IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF HIM, AND HAD NO TIME TO REACT AND EXPERIENCED IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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