- Date
- January 24, 1978
- Place
- Elkhart, IN · ELKHART, IN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9CTCessna T337
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780124002249A
- Case key
- 143644
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0159 78/1/24 ELKHART,IN CESSNA T337 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1903 TIME - 1744 N9CT PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 558 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELKHART MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TRAVERSE CITY,MI ELKHART,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9CT
- Reported as
- Cessna T337
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Elkhart Municipal
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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