- Date
- September 23, 1969
- Place
- Helena, MT · HELENA, MT
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9995XCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158526
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2658 69/9/23 HELENA,MONT CESSNA 185 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 6313 TIME - 1742 N9995X PX- 0 2 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 165 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HELENA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEWISTOWN,MONT HELENA,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LDG APCH TO ROAD ABNDD WHEN VEHICLE APPRD.ACFT OBSVD TO STALL AFTER COMPLETION OF LOW ALT TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9995X
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Helena
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