ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362513
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 January 1993 |
| Time: | 14:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Zia Aviation |
| Registration: | N734GD |
| MSN: | 17268835 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4362 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Fe, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KSAF) |
| (KSAF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH AN ACCUMULATION OF SNOW PRESENT, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL. THE AIRPLANE HAD REACHED A POINT 1,000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AND A GROUND SPEED OF 45 KNOTS WHEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A SNOW BANK AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER TO THE INVERTED POSITION
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS THE SNOW CONDITIONS
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW93LA065
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 07:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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