- Date
- September 14, 1970
- Place
- Fort Benton, MT · FORT BENTON, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9543ACessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 143378
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3749 70/9/14 FORT BENTON,MONT CESSNA 170A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 375 TIME - 0800 N9543A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT BENTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORT BENTON,MONT POLSON,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- DRG FINAL RUN PLT CLOSED THROTTLE,RELEASED ELEV PRESSURE ACFT NOSED OVR.ENG CONVERSION RCDS INCOMP
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9543A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fort Benton
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