- Date
- February 19, 1977
- Place
- Kendallville, IN · KENDALLVILLE, IN
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N12989Cessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770219002669A
- Case key
- 157124
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0359 77/2/19 KENDALLVILLE,IN CESSNA 172M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 112 TIME - 1950 N12989 PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KENDALLVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENDALLVILLE,IN 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: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 3800 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND SMOKE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 360 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PATCHES OF ICE/SNOW ON RWY. SNOW BANK ON SIDE OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12989
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kendallville
N12989Registration cancelled Apr 30, 2015 · Cessna 172MAirframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N12989 · 1
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