CHI76DEE42

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Sugar Grove, IL · February 5, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 5, 1976
Place
Sugar Grove, IL · SUGAR GROVE, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9619QCessna 172
Status
Completed · report April 19, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760205002149A
Case key
152832

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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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3-0378   76/2/5    SUGAR GROVE,IL      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1040                    N9619Q              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AURORA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUGAR GROVE,IL              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
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- 2ND LNDG FIRST SOLO.L WHEEL STRUCK 4-6 IN SNOW DRIFT ABT MIDFIELD ON RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N9619Q
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Aurora

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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