CHI74DEE41

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Wheeling, IL · December 31, 1973

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
December 31, 1973
Place
Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N19277Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 4, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731231040559A
Case key
187358

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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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3-4060  73/12/31   WHEELING,ILL        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N19277              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICAGOLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUKEGAN,ILL                WHEELING,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N19277
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Chicagoland

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Other investigations on N19277 · 1

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