- Date
- December 12, 1972
- Place
- Broomfield, CO · BROOMFIELD, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N18551Cessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168836
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3543 72/12/12 BROOMFIELD,COLO CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 19, 21 TOTAL TIME - 1457 N18551 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BROOMFIELD,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- SNOWBANKS RESTRICTED VIEW OF TAXIWAY/TURNOFFS.SOLO PLT THOUGHT 90DEG TWY WAS HI-SPEED TURNOFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18551
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jefferson County
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Other investigations on N18551 · 1
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