DEN76DTE47

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Craig, CO · January 4, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 4, 1976
Place
Craig, CO · CRAIG, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2956JCessna 150
Status
Completed · report January 16, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760104000039A
Case key
151965

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0058   76/1/4    CRAIG,CO            CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N2956J              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRAIG MOFFAT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRAIG,CO                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BRAKES FROZEN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- LEFT BRAKE FROZEN.RAMP,TAXIWAYS AND RUNWAY SNOW COVERED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2956J
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Craig Moffat

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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.