- Date
- August 17, 1970
- Place
- Red Lodge, MT · RED LODGE, MT
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N454CStinson 108-2
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191849
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3511 70/8/17 RED LODGE,MONT STINSON 108-2 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 186 TIME - 0857 N454C PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RED LODGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RED LODGE,MONT GREAT FALLS,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F HAZE 80 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 215 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PLT RPRTD LOSS IN RPM DRG TURN AFTR TKOF.DENS ALT APRX 7400FT.MTNS SW OF ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N454C
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Red Lodge
N454CRegistration cancelled Oct 1, 1971 · Universal Stinson 108-2Airframe modelUniversal Stinson 108-2
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