- Date
- August 26, 1969
- Place
- Bridger, MT · BRIDGER, MT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3147RCessna 182L
- Status
- Completed · report November 26, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180557
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2479 69/8/26 BRIDGER,MONT CESSNA 182L CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 650 TIME - 1730 N3147R PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BILLINGS,MONT BILLINGS,MONT HARDIN,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STRUCK CANYON UPSLOPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3147R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3147RRegistration cancelled Mar 23, 2018 · Cessna 182LAirframe modelCessna 182LEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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