- Date
- February 2, 1978
- Place
- Clearfield, PA · CLEARFIELD, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N73892Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780202002489A
- Case key
- 143147
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0380 78/2/2 CLEARFIELD,PA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 18, 145 TIME - 1205 N73892 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 96 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CEARFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLEARFIELD,PA 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 FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73892
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cearfield
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N73892 · 1
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