- Date
- January 21, 1970
- Place
- Port Ewen, NY · PORT EWEN, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N598JABrittnorman BN-2A
- Status
- Completed · report March 11, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 147483
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0012 70/1/21 PORT EWEN,NY BRITTNORMAN BN-2A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 5300 TIME - 0710 N598JA PX- 0 0 1 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AERO LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT EWEN,NY JFK INTL APT,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- SNOW COVERED LAYER OF ICE. ABOUT 30 FT OF RWY BETWEEN SNOW BANKS WAS PLOWED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N598JA
- Reported as
- Brittnorman BN-2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Aero Lake