DEN66D0304

NTSB accident investigation · Interstate S-1A · Fontenelle, WY · April 26, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 26, 1966
Place
Fontenelle, WY · FONTENELLE, WY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N37307Interstate S-1A
Status
Completed · report June 15, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172131

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0984  66/4/26    FONTENELLE WYO      INTERSTATE S-1A     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1215                    N37307              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   AGE 45, 12497 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N37307
Reported as
Interstate S-1A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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