- Date
- February 3, 1977
- Place
- Manito, IL · MANITO, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N65981Cessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770203001519A
- Case key
- 156841
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0085 77/2/3 MANITO,IL CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1000 N65981 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 23, 1333 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 440 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WADDELL APT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANITO,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED T/O WITH ICE ON WINGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65981
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Waddell Apt
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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