- Date
- January 25, 1974
- Place
- Marlboro, MA · MARLBORO, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4261LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740125002799A
- Case key
- 187103
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0203 74/1/25 MARLBORO,MASS CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 107 TIME - 1315 N4261L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARLBORO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CARIBOU,ME MARLBORO,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- LANDED LONG TURNED OFF RUNWAY INTO SNOWBANK TO AVOID FENCE AT END OF RUNWAY NOSED OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4261L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marlboro
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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.