CHI74DE118

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Wadsworth, OH · January 5, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 5, 1974
Place
Wadsworth, OH · WADSWORTH, OH
Injuries
3 uninjured
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N22151Cessna 150HN95543Taylorcraft BC12-D
Status
Completed · report April 17, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
186989

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0343   74/1/5    WADSWORTH,OHIO      TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 1020
        TIME - 1415                    N95543              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WADSWORTH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WADSWORTH,OHIO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      12000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED R HIT SNOWBANK BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE STRUCK R WING TIP OF CESSNA N22151 ON TAXIWAY.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0343   74/1/5    WADSWORTH,OHIO      CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1452
        TIME - 1415                    N22151              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 87 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WADSWORTH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WADSWORTH,OHIO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ON TAXIWAY R WING TIP OF CESSNA PASSED THRU PROP ARC OF TAYLORCRAFT N95543.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N22151
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wadsworth Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Registration
N95543
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12-D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wadsworth Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 2

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.