- Date
- August 21, 1970
- Place
- Melstone, MT · MELSTONE, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N43333Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187345
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3340 70/8/21 MELSTONE,MONT TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 138 TIME - 1515 N43333 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUFFALO,WYO ROUNDUP,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- NO FUEL FLOW FRM R WING TNK.VENT PSN AFT.SUF FUEL RMNG MAIN TNK TO REACH DEST.LNDD ON UNEVEN ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43333
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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