- Date
- December 25, 1973
- Place
- Austin, MN · AUSTIN, MN
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9043XCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731225042059A
- Case key
- 187512
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3911 73/12/25 AUSTIN,MINN CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 312 TIME - 1955 N9043X PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AUSTIN MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUSTIN,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- ACFT TRAVELED ABT 1200FT BFR LEAVING RWY.ABT 1 IN SLUSH ON RWY.PLT ATMTD SOFT FLD TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9043X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Austin Mun
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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.