- Date
- December 18, 1972
- Place
- Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3918UCessna 150E
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169237
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3905 72/12/18 AURORA,COLO CESSNA 150E CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 25, 47 TOTAL TIME - 1320 N3918U PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AURORA,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 - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3918U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Ranch
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