- Date
- March 6, 1979
- Place
- Berrien Sprgs, MI · BERRIEN SPRGS, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N25389Cessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790306004179A
- Case key
- 137448
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0506 79/3/6 BERRIEN SPRGS,MI CESSNA 152 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 249 TIME - 2040 N25389 PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDREWS U. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BENTON HARBOR,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- SNOWBANK TO SIDE OF R/W.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25389
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Andrews U.
N25389Registration cancelled Jan 19, 2012 · Cessna 152Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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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.