- Date
- January 12, 1986, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bennington, VT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N49653Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860112058089A
- Case key
- 30285
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After flying in the Bennington, Vermont area for awhile, the pilot decided to land for refueling. On landing the flight encountered strong gusty winds. The aircraft was pushed off to the side of the runway, before pilot could correct for the wind. The aircraft collided with a snowbank and received substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49653
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283490
- Airframe hours
- 2,804
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert T. Seamans
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 15, 1985 · 64 hours before
- Departed
- 9N3 · Factoryville, PA
- Destination
- 5B5 · Bennington, VT
- Airport
- 5B5 · Bennington St., runway 31, 3,700 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 43 total · 43 in this make and model · 22 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 17 knots, gusting 28
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Temperature
- 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N49653 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.