- Date
- December 20, 1968
- Place
- St.Xavier, MT · ST.XAVIER, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2663VCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107368
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4237 68/12/20 ST.XAVIER,MONT CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 386 TIME - 1600 N2663V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 232 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM FLD COVERED WITH 5 IN SNOW. WIND CALM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2663V
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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