19881026048279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 175 · Fork Peck, MT · October 26, 1988

Date
October 26, 1988 · 19:00 local
Place
Fork Peck, MT
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7403M
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN89LA021
Reported as
Cessna 175
Reported engine
Continental GO300A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
261 total181 in this make and model12 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.

Ran into heavy snow at night. Tried to land on private strip. Wing hit ground turning final. Aircraft cartwheeled.

As the FAA filed it

RAN INTO HEAVY SNOW AT NIGHT. TRIED TO LAND ON PRIVATE STRIP. WING HIT GROUND TURNING FINAL. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED.

NTSB investigation

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