SEA66D0094

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182H · Butte, MT · August 10, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 10, 1965
Place
Butte, MT · BUTTE, MT
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3465SCessna 182H
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176705

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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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3-2545  65/8/10    BUTTE MONT          CESSNA 182H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 140
        TIME - 1515                    N3465S              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SILVERBOW
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    8400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TEMPERATURE-F
          TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES                                 70
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          330                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR

Aircraft

Registration
N3465S
Reported as
Cessna 182H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Silverbow

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.