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| Date: | Tuesday 8 January 1985 |
| Time: | 18:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Jones Aviation Corp |
| Registration: | N68318 |
| MSN: | 15285325 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Des Moines, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Runnellses, IA (5C8) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PLT WAS INFORMED OF HOLES ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY SO HE INTENTIONALLY TOUCHED OWN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CONTACTED A SNOWBANK WHICH PARALLED THE RWY AND THE ACFT NOSED INTO THE SNOWBANK.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC85LA046
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 December 1997 | N68318 | Stick And Rudder Club, Inc. | 0 | Waukegan, IL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Mar-2024 17:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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