- Date
- June 29, 1965
- Place
- Kalispell, MT · KALISPELL, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N77423Cessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176672
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2512 65/6/29 KALISPELL MONT CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 140 TIME - 0600 N77423 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KALISPELL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77423
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kalispell
N77423Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Cessna 120Airframe modelCessna 120Engine modelContinental C85 series
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