- Date
- February 20, 1977
- Place
- Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5796GCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770220003579A
- Case key
- 157783
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2251 77/2/20 PONTIAC,MI CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 210 TIME - 1725 N5796G PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PONTIAC,MI RETURN FLINT,MI 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 FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5796G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oakland Airport
N5796GRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2012 · Cessna 150KAirframe modelCessna 150KEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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Other investigations on N5796G · 1
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