- Date
- March 28, 1970
- Place
- Midland, MI · MIDLAND, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5795GCessna 150K
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 134693
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1570 70/3/28 MIDLAND,MICH CESSNA 150K CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 37, 55 TOTAL TIME - 1020 N5795G PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JACK BARSTOW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIDLAND,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- HIT SNOWBANK APRX 18IN HIGH AT APCH END OF RNWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5795G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jack Barstow
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