MKC68D0105

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172E · Baker, MT · May 3, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 3, 1967
Place
Baker, MT · BAKER, MT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4487LCessna 172E
Status
Completed · report October 13, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117325

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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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3-2365   67/5/3  NR.BAKER,MONT         CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 2000
        TIME - 0700                    N4487L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N4487L
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.