NYC75DNC29

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175 · Milan, NH · April 13, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 13, 1975
Place
Milan, NH · MILAN, NH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7255MCessna 175
Status
Completed · report June 10, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750413009649A
Case key
132393

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0880  75/4/13    MILAN,NH            CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 300
        TIME - 1800                    N7255M              PX-  0  0  1  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BERLIN,NH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- PARACHUTE JUMPER LNDD IN RIVER.PCT LNDD IN ADJ FLD TO ATMPT RESCUE,HIT SNOWBANK.JUMPER REVIVED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7255M
Reported as
Cessna 175
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.