NYC70F0237

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150G · Johnstown, PA · December 9, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 9, 1969
Place
Johnstown, PA · JOHNSTOWN, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2831SCessna 150G
Status
Completed · report May 26, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
144977

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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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3-4502   69/12/9   JOHNSTOWN,PA        CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 224
        TIME - 1610                    N2831S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSTOWN-CABRIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOHNSTOWN,PA                JOHNSTOWN,PA
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
        REMARKS- ICE FORMED ON BRAKING SYS.

Aircraft

Registration
N2831S
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Johnstown-Cabria

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.