- Date
- December 9, 1979
- Place
- Harrison, NE · HARRISON, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3799RCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 15, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791209033619A
- Case key
- 132938
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3035 79/12/9 HARRISON,NE CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 204 TIME - 1745 N3799R PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 159 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRISON SKYRANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OSHKOSH,NE HARRISON,NE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- PLT STATED-SNOW DRIFT EXTENDED FROM EDGE OF RWY,UNABLE TO STEER ARND BEFORE COLLIDING W DRIFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3799R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Harrison Skyranch
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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.
Other investigations on N3799R · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MKC89LA049Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChadron, NEThe plt failed to devote full time & attention to flying the acft, with a resulting loss of control and collision with the ground. Contributing to the accident was the dark night conditions.NTSB MKC75DCJ49Accident · Minor injuriesClosedScottsbluff, NENTSB DEN72FTE54Accident · No injuriesClosedGreeley, CO