- Date
- February 22, 1970
- Place
- Billings, MT · BILLINGS, MT
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2027DBeech D35
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 139508
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0187 70/2/22 BILLINGS,MONT BEECH D35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 750 TIME - 1727 N2027D PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND JUNCTION,COLO BILLINGS,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SPUN FROM 360 DEG TURN TO OBTAIN SPACING. BRIGHT LOW SUN ON HORIZON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2027D
- Reported as
- Beech D35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Logan
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