- Date
- February 4, 1970
- Place
- Buffalo, NY · BUFFALO, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2771LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report August 17, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 144233
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0716 70/2/4 BUFFALO,NY CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 89 TOTAL TIME - 1645 N2771L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUFFALO AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DUNKIRK,NY BUFFALO,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- OTR ACFT ON RNWY,TURNED R,HIT SNOWBANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2771L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Buffalo Airpark
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