- Date
- February 5, 1977
- Place
- Elwood, IN · ELWOOD, IN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1437UCessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report June 20, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770205002199A
- Case key
- 158056
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0824 77/2/5 ELWOOD,IN CESSNA 172M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2030 N1437U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 20, 279 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELWOOD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WEST LAFAYETTE, IN RETURN ELWOOD,IN 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 PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BRAKES FROZEN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1437U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Elwood
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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.