- Date
- January 7, 1979
- Place
- Burlington, IA · BURLINGTON, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2431JCessna 150G
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790107000479A
- Case key
- 137623
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0051 79/1/7 BURLINGTON,IA CESSNA 150G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 64, 560 TIME - 1533 N2431J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BURLINGTON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BURLINGTON,IA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- 7FT HIGH SNOW BANK AT APP END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2431J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Burlington Muni
N2431JRegistration cancelled Jul 24, 2018 · Cessna 150GAirframe modelCessna 150GEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2431J · 1
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