- Date
- February 15, 1978
- Place
- Fairfield, NJ · FAIRFIELD, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N24761Cessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780215002019A
- Case key
- 158619
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0302 78/2/15 FAIRFIELD,NJ CESSNA 152 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 24, 17 TOTAL TIME - 1256 N24761 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ESSEX COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRFIELD,NJ LOCAL 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) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24761
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Essex County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N24761 · 1
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