- Date
- January 18, 1970
- Place
- Gilman, IA · GILMAN, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4279UCessna 150D
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 142880
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0349 70/1/18 GILMAN,IOWA CESSNA 150D CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1300 N4279U PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 35, 421 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 99 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GILMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP GILMAN,IOWA GILMAN,IOWA DES MOINES,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PLT AWARE OF SNOW DRIFT ON RNWY.NOSE GR HIT DRIFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4279U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gilman
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