19790128001739A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Crawfordsville, IN · January 28, 1979

Date
January 28, 1979 · 17:30 local
Place
Crawfordsville, IN
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6901Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FEX15
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,181 total892 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft struck an 8 foot snowbank located at the end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN 8 FOOT SNOWBANK LOCATED AT THE END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.