19780709019139A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 170A · Billings, MT · July 9, 1978

Date
July 9, 1978
Place
Billings, MT
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1780D
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA78DA042
Reported as
Cessna 170A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,900 total500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Non-stop,closed-circuit dist record atmt of 3080MI.crashed aprx 2 aftr tkof. No oxygen,high alt

As the FAA filed it

NON-STOP,CLOSED-CIRCUIT DIST RECORD ATMT OF 3080MI.CRASHED APRX 2 AFTR TKOF.NO OXYGEN,HIGH ALT

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.