- Date
- December 10, 1978
- Place
- Muscatine, IA · MUSCATINE, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N49159Cessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781210037219A
- Case key
- 138386
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3735 78/12/10 MUSCATINE,IA CESSNA 152 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 503 TIME - 1620 N49159 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSCATINE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MUSCATINE,IA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49159
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Muscatine Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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