SEA69A0049

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175 · Four Buttes, MT · March 14, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 14, 1969
Place
Four Buttes, MT · FOUR BUTTES, MT
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9499BCessna 175
Status
Completed · report May 28, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191002

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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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3-0658  69/3/14  NR.FOUR BUTTES,MONT   CESSNA 175          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 620
        TIME - 1625                    N9499B              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 420 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: OTHER
        REMARKS- INOPERATIVE STALL WARNING INDICATOR.

Aircraft

Registration
N9499B
Reported as
Cessna 175
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.