Cessna 182 N3374F
23 February 1988 · Westfield, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 February 1988 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N3374F, operated by Jerome J. Schmitt, was involved in an accident near Westfield, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Westfield, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sharrets (PN91)
- Coordinates
- 41.9108, -77.5404
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182
- Registration
- N3374F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jerome J. Schmitt
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sabinville → Wellsboro
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC88LA092
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF WITH FULL POWER AND RIGHT RUDDER APPLIED. DURING GROUND RUN, THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SNOWBANK, PULLING THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE SNOW. WHEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR HIT THE SNOW THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS NOSE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 1988 | Cessna 182A | Visalia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1988 | Cessna 182D | Coolidge, Arizona, United States | Craigin, Robert K. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1988 | Cessna 182P | Weatherford, Texas, United States | Steven M. Pearson | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1988 | Cessna 182N | Prescott, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1988 | Cessna 182Q | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | James H. Reiman | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1988 | Cessna 182A | Elberta, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 6,261 records for this type
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