- Date
- March 4, 1976
- Place
- Bryce Canyon, UT · BRYCE CANYON, UT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9415HCessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760304003249A
- Case key
- 152608
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0240 76/3/4 BRYCE CANYON,UT CESSNA 172M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 250 TIME - 1350 N9415H PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRYCE CANYON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PANGUITCH,UT FLAGSTAFF,AZ BRYCE CANYON,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- RWY SNOWPACKED.BRAKES NOT USED.WIND VBL 240-290 DEG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9415H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bryce Canyon
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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.