- Date
- February 14, 1979
- Place
- East Alton, IL · EAST ALTON, IL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N737ULCessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report April 9, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790214002979A
- Case key
- 137839
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0254 79/2/14 EAST ALTON,IL CESSNA 172N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0747 N737UL PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 24, 578 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 113 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CIVIC MEMORIAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOLINE,IL EAST ALTON,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
Aircraft
- Registration
- N737UL
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Civic Memorial
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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.