# NTSB Accident NYC97LA121
> **Robbins KOLB FIRESTAR** · 1997-06-09 · GILBERTSVILLE, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA121
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08226
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-09
- **Location:** GILBERTSVILLE, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.319202, -75.600135
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Robbins
- **Model:** KOLB FIRESTAR
- **Registration:** UNREG
- **FAR Part:** 103
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The noncertificated operator's improper decision to fly low over a congested area, which resulted in an abrupt maneuver to avoid a collision with a tethered blimp, and the subsequent uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain.

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