NTSB NYC93LA061 — 1993-01-17 · ORANGE, Massachusetts, United States

Current FAA registration · N24908

Make / Model: CESSNA 152
Year of manufacture: 1977 · 16 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19770909
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A253E7

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N24908 Cessna 152 None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE DEPARTING THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTING WITH A SNOW BANK.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT SAID HE 'LOST CONTROL' OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE TAKE OFF RUN WHEN THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED SOME SNOW AND SLUSH THAT WAS ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A SNOW BANK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_NYC93LA061.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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