- Date
- February 24, 1980
- Place
- Montana Creek, AK · MONTANA CREEK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N43FCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800224004279A
- Case key
- 132219
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0063 80/2/24 MONTANA CREEK,AK CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3924 TIME - 1520 N43F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 514 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTANA CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MONTANA CREEK,AK RETURN PETERS CREEK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 360 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 5 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- ACFT IMPACTED RGT WING 1ST IN 3FT OF SOFT SNOW.WND GUSTING 10KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43F
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Montana Creek
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N43F · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.