- Date
- August 5, 1981
- Place
- Sidney, MT · SIDNEY, MT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N740APCessna 150M
- Status
- Completed · report August 18, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810805061339A
- Case key
- 124615
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1980 81/8/5 SIDNEY,MT CESSNA 150M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 49, 5 TOTAL TIME - 2120 N740AP PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SIDNEY RICHLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SIDNEY,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- STRUCK PWR LN AT DUSK AFTER TKOF & TURN BACK TWD ARPT.BLOOD/ALCOHOL LVL 272 MG PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N740AP
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sidney Richland
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.