- Date
- June 27, 1970
- Place
- Kremlin, MT · KREMLIN, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8251XCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120044
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2721 70/6/27 KREMLIN,MONT CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 33, 71 TOTAL TIME - 0850 N8251X PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SORENSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAVRE,MONT KREMLIN,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- HIT RIDGE ABT 10IN HIGH APRX 6FT SHORT OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8251X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sorenson
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