- Date
- January 21, 1978
- Place
- Williamstown, NJ · WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6159KCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780121001499A
- Case key
- 143669
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0182 78/1/21 WILLIAMSTOWN,NJ CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1149 N6159K PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 36, 2069 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CROSS KEYS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLIAMSTOWN,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- DURING DUAL INSTRUCTION ON LANDING,ACFT SKIDDED ON ICE,HIT SNOWBANK AND NOSED OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6159K
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cross Keys
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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.