- Date
- September 5, 1984, 22:48 local (Sep 6, 1984, 04:48 UTC)
- Place
- Butte, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N77271Cessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840905071389A
- Case key
- 16480
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt taxied to rwy 11 and got out of the acft to check the wind. The rwy lights were not operating at the time. The pilot decided that rwy 11 was the most favorable rwy and the takeoff was attempted. The wind conditions at the time off the accident were favoring rwy 20. The pilot elected to abort the takeoff because during the ground run he felt the wind 'pushing hard on the acft and it didn't feel right.' In his attempt to stop, the acft ran off the left side of the rwy and the left landing gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77271
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11484
- Airframe hours
- 3,015
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Doyle L. Given
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 23, 1983 · 32 hours before
- Destination
- MSO · Missoula, MT
- Airport
- BTM · Bert Mooney-Silver Bow Co, runway 11, 5,101 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 550 total · 48 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 210° at 17 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BTM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.