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NTSB investigation record

ERA26LA102

Completed

Cessna 172· N969FG

Date
January 29, 2026
Location
New Castle, DE
Conditions
VMC
Record
Completed

Primary finding

Probable cause

The pilots’ failure to properly identify the assigned runway during the landing approach, which resulted in the airplane landing on a closed, snow-covered runway. Contributing was the illumination of the closed runway’s edge lighting.

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