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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Belle Vernon, PA · February 11, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 11, 1979
Place
Belle Vernon, PA · BELLE VERNON, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9377UCessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 27, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790211002759A
Case key
137766

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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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3-0188  79/2/11    BELLE VERNON,PA     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1910                    N9377U              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 21, 1056 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            655 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSTRAVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLE VERNON,PA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- TOUCHDOWN ON PATCH OF ICE AND STUDENT BRAKED ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N9377U
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rostraver

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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.