- Date
- March 5, 1968
- Place
- Belgrade, MT · BELGRADE, MT
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N67424Howard DGA15P
- Status
- Completed · report July 8, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111751
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1454 68/3/5 BELGRADE,MONT HOWARD DGA15P CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1710 N67424 PX- 0 0 7 PARAJUMP-SPORT AGE 23, 271 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 17 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLATIN COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- ACFT OVER GROSS WT 91 LBS. PLT HAD NOT FLOWN ACFT WITH HEAVY LOAD PREVIOUSLY. CG BARELY IN LIMITS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67424
- Reported as
- Howard DGA15P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gallatin County