- Date
- December 31, 1966
- Place
- Marion, IA · MARION, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2672NCessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119966
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4162 66/12/31 MARION IOWA CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 112 TIME - 0800 N2672N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCBRIDE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL REMARKS- RUNWAY CLEARED OF SNOW FOR 1/2 ITS WIDTH.PLT LANDED ON UNCLEARED PORTION WHICH HAD SNOW 5 IN.DEEP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2672N
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mcbride
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