ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371932
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 November 1987 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Link Training Center, Inc. |
| Registration: | N49209 |
| MSN: | 15281194 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3487 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greeley, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE RECENTLY CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PLT WAS TAXIING HIS ACFT TO RWY 9 FOR A NIGHT TAKEOFF. ANOTHER ACFT BEGAN ITS TAKEOFF ROLL ON RWY 9. AS A COURTESY, THE TAXIING PLT SWITCHED OFF HIS TAXI LIGHT SO AS NOT TO BLIND THE OTHER PLT. THE TAXIING PLT USED THE GLOW OF HIS WING TIP NAV LIGHTS TO SEE WHERE HE WAS GOING AND CONTINUED TAXIING. THERE WAS A SHARP CURVE IN THE TAXIWAY THAT THE PLT DID NOT SEE. THE ACFT TAXIED OFF THE TAXIWAY, DOWN INTO A DEPRESSION IN THE GROUND, AND NOSED OVER. THE WX WAS VFR BUT IT WAS A DARK NIGHT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN88LA019
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 December 1985 | N49209 | Imperial Aircraft Training,inc | 0 | Greeley, CO | |
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| 16 December 1988 | N49209 | Air Link, Inc | 0 | Greeley, CO | |
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| 28 July 1995 | N49209 | Aims Community College | 0 | Raton, NM | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2024 11:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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