- Date
- July 29, 1967
- Place
- Swan Lake, MT · SWAN LAKE, MT
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9456JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114765
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3965 67/7/29 NR.SWAN LAKE,MONT PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 51 TOTAL TIME - 1745 N9456J PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPOTTED BEAR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 80 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O HEAVILY LOADED,DENSITY ALT.5900. ACFT SANK IN RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9456J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Spotted Bear
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