- Date
- February 17, 1973
- Place
- Waterloo, IA · WATERLOO, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N1264QCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730217005999A
- Case key
- 170449
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0554 73/2/17 WATERLOO,IOWA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 15 TOTAL TIME - 1200 N1264Q PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCH AERO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERLOO,IOWA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- PLT ADDED PWR TO CON TAXI,ACFT MOVED FWD,TURNED L,SLID INTO SNOWBANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1264Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ranch Aero
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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.