- Date
- December 28, 1978
- Place
- Albany, NY · ALBANY, NY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3891SCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report February 20, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781228040939A
- Case key
- 138449
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3973 78/12/28 ALBANY,NY CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 76 TOTAL TIME - 2100 N3891S PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBANY COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION READING,PA ALBANY,NY 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 ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3891S
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Albany County
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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.
Other investigations on N3891S · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI91LA269Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHarbor Springs, MIThe pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was his delay in initiating the go-around.NTSB CHI84LA318Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportUrbana, OHThe pilot stated after the accident that he arrived at his flight planned destination 15 minutes early so he continued the flight an additional hour. The plt experienced an eng failure while on final apch to the rwy at the revised destination arpt. The plt…