NYC75FFA25

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Malone, NY · December 28, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 28, 1974
Place
Malone, NY · MALONE, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N35531Cessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 18, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741228042979A
Case key
132478

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4122  74/12/28   MALONE,NY           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N35531              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 43, 1200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MALONE-DUFORTH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MALONE,NY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- DRIFTED R,WHEEL CAUGHT TOP OF SNOWBANK NEXT TO RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N35531
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Malone-Duforth

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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.