- Date
- February 18, 1974
- Place
- Batavia, NY · BATAVIA, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5709CCessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740218004889A
- Case key
- 186912
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0438 74/2/18 BATAVIA,NY CESSNA 170A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1430 N5709C PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 58, 1083 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 5 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GENESEE CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BATAVIA,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- SWERVED OFF RUNWAY INTO SNOWBANK.STUDENT PILOT AT CONTROLS INSTRUCTOR UNSUCCESSFULLY TRIED TO CRCT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5709C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Genesee Co
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5709C · 1
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