- Date
- December 29, 1965
- Place
- Babb, MT · BABB, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6494XCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174268
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3711 65/12/29 NR.BABB MONT CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 3150 TIME - 1300 N6494X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2800 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION ON SNOW COVERED FROZEN LAKE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6494X
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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