NYC78DNC18

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Colebrook, NH · February 28, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 28, 1978
Place
Colebrook, NH · COLEBROOK, NH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6482GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 12, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780228003259A
Case key
143798

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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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3-0367  78/2/28    COLEBROOK,NH        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1405                    N6482G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLEBROOK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLEBROOK,NH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          320                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND WAS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N6482G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Colebrook

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Other investigations on N6482G · 1

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