SEA68I0070

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 402 · Libby, MT · June 3, 1968

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 3, 1968
Place
Libby, MT · LIBBY, MT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4046QCessna 402
Status
Completed · report November 20, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109690

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0013   68/6/3  NR.LIBBY,MONT         CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 4000
        TIME - 0847                    N4046Q              PX-  0  0  1  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 630 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE

Aircraft

Registration
N4046Q
Reported as
Cessna 402
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage

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