- Date
- February 16, 1978
- Place
- Hoopeston, IL · HOOPESTON, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6239ACessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780216003639A
- Case key
- 143766
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0269 78/2/16 HOOPESTON,IL CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 232 TIME - 1600 N6239A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 172 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSSELL RLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOOPESTON,IL HOOPESTON,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6239A
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Russell Rla
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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