- Date
- December 17, 1970
- Place
- Dutton, MT · DUTTON, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N71654Cessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159571
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4479 70/12/17 NR.DUTTON,MONT CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 12000 TIME - 1000 N71654 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 4800 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DUTTON,MONT ETHRIDGE MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL REMARKS- TAXIING ON ROAD GRAVEL LODGED IN L WHEEL BRAKE DISC,ACFT SWERVED L INTO DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71654
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N71654Registration cancelled Apr 5, 2004 · Cessna 182MAirframe modelCessna 182MEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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Other investigations on N71654 · 1
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