19790218005799A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Mt Vernon, OH · February 18, 1979

Date
February 18, 1979 · 18:48 local
Place
Mt Vernon, OH
Airport
Knox Co
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5496Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FEK07
Reported as
Cessna 150L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,320 total1,800 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Pilot tried to take off from a snow and ice covered rwy at night. Snow covered rwy lights. Pilot hit a snow bank.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TRIED TO TAKE OFF FROM A SNOW AND ICE COVERED RWY AT NIGHT. SNOW COVERED RWY LIGHTS. PILOT HIT A SNOW BANK.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N5496Q · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.