NYC68D0327

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Plainville, CT · January 6, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 6, 1968
Place
Plainville, CT · PLAINVILLE, CT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3790JCessna 150
Status
Completed · report February 29, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112159

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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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3-0022   68/1/6    PLAINVILLE,CONN     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N3790J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBERTSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT TOOK OFF BEFORE RNWY WAS CLEAR. SWERVED TO AVOID ONCOMING ACFT TAXYING BACK AFTER LNDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N3790J
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Robertson

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