NTSB Identification: NYC87LA066.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 34048.
Accident occurred Thursday, January 29, 1987 in TAUNTON, MA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 05/27/1988
Aircraft: CESSNA 152, registration: N49769
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.

A STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING ROLL. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CAUGHT A SNOWBANK, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO PIVOT COUNTERCLOCKWISE INTO THE SNOW AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:

DIRECTIONAL CONTROL..NOT MAINTAINED..PILOT IN COMMAND

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:

GROUND LOOP/SWERVE..NOT CORRECTED..PILOT IN COMMAND

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