- Date
- February 3, 1969
- Place
- Mosby, MT · MOSBY, MT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3162BCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114450
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1382 69/2/3 MOSBY,MONT CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 517 TIME - 1400 N3162B PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MATOVICH RANCH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- SNOW ON RNWY ABOUT 6 IN DEEP,CRUSTED. PLTS OWN STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3162B
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Matovich Ranch
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