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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Anaconda, MT · March 6, 1986

Date
March 6, 1986 · 10:45 local
Place
Anaconda, MT
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3476T
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN86FA092
Reported as
Cessna 177
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
261 total75 in this make and model10 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.

Engine power loss. Hit one of the few trees on mountain slope. Fuel was 1/3 auto gas, no STC. No malfunction found.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE POWER LOSS. HIT ONE OF THE FEW TREES ON MOUNTAIN SLOPE. FUEL WAS 1/3 AUTO GAS, NO STC. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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