- Date
- March 11, 1978
- Place
- Delavan, WI · DELAVAN, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3639JCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780311010819A
- Case key
- 143338
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0823 78/3/11 DELAVAN,WI CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 1312 TIME - 0245 N3639J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 756 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE LAWN LODGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WESTOSHA,WI WAUKEGAN,IL DELAVAN,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- R/W LIGHTING WAS OFF.DARK NIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3639J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lake Lawn Lodge
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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.