- Date
- February 25, 1978
- Place
- Warren, VT · WARREN, VT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3972GCessna 206
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780225005589A
- Case key
- 143364
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0637 78/2/25 WARREN,VT CESSNA 206 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 995 TIME - 1730 N3972G PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WARREN-SUGARBUSH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TETERBORO,NJ WARREN,VT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: GO-AROUND COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- AIM REPORTED AIRPORT CLOSED.PLT IN CONTACT WITH ANOTHER PLT ON GROUND BEFORE DECIDING TO LAND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3972G
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Warren-Sugarbush
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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.