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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Carbondale, IL · March 6, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 6, 1978
Place
Carbondale, IL · CARBONDALE, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N66009Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 10, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780306003949A
Case key
143767

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0270   78/3/6    CARBONDALE,IL       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N66009              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARBONDALE,IL               CARBONDALE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING

Aircraft

Registration
N66009
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Southern Illinois

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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.