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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Libby, MT · August 15, 1981

Date
August 15, 1981 · 08:30 local
Place
Libby, MT
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N738XH
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FTI15
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
79 total10 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

VFR pilot tried to climb thru fog layer. Stalled broke out and impacted mountainside.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT TRIED TO CLIMB THRU FOG LAYER. STALLED BROKE OUT AND IMPACTED MOUNTAINSIDE.

NTSB investigation

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