- Date
- March 30, 1970
- Place
- Red Lodge, MT · RED LODGE, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4923ACessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 134834
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1583 70/3/30 RED LODGE,MONT CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3500 TIME - 1445 N4923A PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RED LODGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROBERTS,MONT ROBERTS,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- PRACTICING DWNWND LDGS.WIND GUSTING 12K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4923A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Red Lodge
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