ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367433
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| Date: | Friday 9 February 1990 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Ferns Flying Service |
| Registration: | N65057 |
| MSN: | 17275677 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sunapee Lake, NH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Concord, NH (KCON) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE ON A LOCAL FLIGHT WHEN THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE OF A FROZEN LAKE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CARTWHEELED AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGEE. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT SAID HE LOST HIS DEPTH PERCEPTION.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE ABOVE THE LAKE, WHICH RESULTED IN UNPLANNED CONTACT WITH ITS FROZEN SURFACE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC90LA069
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 14:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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