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| Date: | Saturday 7 February 2004 |
| Time: | 12:52 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N738Ej |
| MSN: | 17269917 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cahokia, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Cahokia/st Loui, IL (CPS) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane struck a 1-1/2 foot high snowbank at the end of the runway during landing. The airplane was being piloted by a student pilot and flight instructor. No mechanical difficulties were reported.
Probable Cause: The inadequate supervision by the certified flight instructor which lead to the student pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the snowbank during the landing. The snowbank was a factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040319X00350&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 February 2000 | N738EJ | Skyline Aviation | 0 | CHESTERFIELD, Missouri | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2015 20:00 | Noro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 07-Dec-2017 17:42 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Registration, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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