- Date
- August 10, 1967
- Place
- Worden, MT · WORDEN, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3785VCessna 140A
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114797
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4491 67/8/10 NR.WORDEN,MONT CESSNA 140A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 43 TOTAL TIME - 1830 N3785V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 80 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM 1320 FT HAY FIELD,GRASS 10 INS HIGH,80 DEGREE TEMP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3785V
- Reported as
- Cessna 140A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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