- Date
- October 28, 1965
- Place
- Ryegate, MT · RYEGATE, MT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N77103Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174937
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0945 65/10/28 NR.RYEGATE,MONT. CESSNA 140 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 49 TOTAL TIME - 1230 N77103 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT-FELL ASLEEP. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 10-30-65
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77103
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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