- Date
- May 23, 1970
- Place
- Great Falls, MT · GREAT FALLS, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5697FAlon A-2
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181940
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2228 70/5/23 GREAT FALLS,MONT ALON A-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 17, 35 TOTAL TIME - 0245 N5697F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT FALLS INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREAT FALLS,MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= REMARKS- NO NIGHT FLT HRS.TOWER OBSVD LDG,BOUNCE.L WING ROOT,L MAIN GR,NOSE GEAR,ENG MOUNT,TAIL CONE DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5697F
- Reported as
- Alon A-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Great Falls Intl
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