- Date
- July 10, 1971
- Place
- Montrose, SD · MONTROSE, SD
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3936SCessna 172E
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163126
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3179 71/7/10 NR.MONTROSE,S DAK CESSNA 172E CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 58 TOTAL TIME - UNK/NR N3936S PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERTOWN,S DAK SIOUX FALLS,S DAK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 7/11/71. PLT OBS MAKING 3-4 LOW PASSES ON FARM HOUSE. NO WITNESSES TO ACCDT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3936S
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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