NYC66F0508

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · New Cumberland, PA · February 12, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 12, 1966
Place
New Cumberland, PA · NEW CUMBERLAND, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7842ECessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 28, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173822

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0279  66/2/12    NEW CUMBERLAND PA   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 109
        TIME - 1045                    N7842E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRISBURG-YORK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N7842E
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Harrisburg-York

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