- Date
- February 24, 1973
- Place
- Eastport, ME · EASTPORT, ME
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8949SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730224004869A
- Case key
- 169911
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0381 73/2/24 EASTPORT,ME CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1109 TIME - 1500 N8949S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EASTPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BREWER,ME EASTPORT,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- ACFT LNDD WO DIFFICULTY. DURG TKOF ACFT STRUCK HIDDEN SNOW RIDGE 1000 FT FROM END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8949S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eastport
N8949SRegistration cancelled Jul 3, 2024 · Cessna 150FAirframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.