- Date
- February 11, 1972
- Place
- West Dover, VT · WEST DOVER, VT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N51245Cessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report November 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165041
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0640 72/2/11 WEST DOVER,VT CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2120 N51245 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 24, 798 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 270 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MT.SNOW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBANY,NY WEST DOVER,VT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA REMARKS- DRIFTED INTO SNOW BANK DURING LDG FLARE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51245
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mt.Snow
N51245Registration cancelled Jul 16, 2013 · Cessna 150JAirframe modelCessna 150JEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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