- Date
- August 23, 1980
- Place
- Winifred, MT · WINIFRED, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2478QCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800823039019A
- Case key
- 129206
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2612 80/8/23 NR.WINIFRED,MT CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2030 N2478Q PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 30, 2840 TOTAL HOURS, 950 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GLENDIVE,MT GREAT FALLS,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- HIT PWR LN WHILE PRACTICING AERIAL APPLICATION AT DUSK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2478Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2478Q · 1
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