- Date
- January 19, 1970
- Place
- Wadsworth, OH · WADSWORTH, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N98196Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 142999
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0361 70/1/19 WADSWORTH,OHIO PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 44, 262 TIME - 1330 N98196 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WADSWORTH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WADSWORTH,OHIO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- 18 INCH SNOW BANK EXTDD APRX 10FT ONTO RNWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98196
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wadsworth
N98196Registered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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