- Date
- March 23, 1974
- Place
- Saranac Lake, NY · SARANAC LAKE, NY
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N72288Cessna 206D
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740323007389A
- Case key
- 186504
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0666 74/3/23 SARANAC LAKE,NY CESSNA 206D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 522 TIME - 0945 N72288 PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ADIRONDACK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCHESTER,NY SARANAC LAKE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- SNOWBANK R SIDE OF RWY.WIND GUSTING 25K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72288
- Reported as
- Cessna 206D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Adirondack
N72288Registered now · Cessna TU206DAirframe modelCessna TU206DEngine modelContinental IO-520 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.