- Date
- June 3, 1975
- Place
- Hannaford, ND · HANNAFORD, ND
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1781ZCessna 336
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750603014489A
- Case key
- 148824
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1359 75/6/3 HANNAFORD,ND CESSNA 336 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 63, 1760 TIME - 1330 N1781Z PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BISMARCK,ND GRAND FORKS,ND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- BATTERY BOX CORRODED ON ONE END OF HOLD DWN CHANNEL.CORROSION ON TOP OF BATTERY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1781Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 336
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.