- Date
- July 1, 1966
- Place
- Kalispell, MT · KALISPELL, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3733LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122268
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3667 66/7/1 KALISPELL MONT CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 130 TIME - 1945 N3733L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KALISPELL MUNI. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- PLT WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH WARM WEATHER FLYING AND HAD NO NITE FLYING EXPERIENCE.ARPT TEMP 70-DEG.FHT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3733L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kalispell Muni.
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