- Date
- February 3, 1977
- Place
- Bennington, VT · BENNINGTON, VT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4090LCessna 402
- Status
- Completed · report May 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770203002169A
- Case key
- 157549
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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 77/2/3 BENNINGTON,VT CESSNA 402 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1710 N4090L PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 41, 3581 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 494 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BENNINGTON STATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BENNINGTON,VT TETERBORO,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- USED LFT SIDE OF RW TO AVOID SNOW ON RT,LFT WHEEL VEERED OFF RWY EDGE INTO SNOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4090L
- Reported as
- Cessna 402
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bennington State
N4090LRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2013 · Cessna 402BAirframe modelCessna 402BEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4090L · 1
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