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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Brusett, MT · April 27, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 27, 1971
Place
Brusett, MT · BRUSETT, MT
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3479CCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report December 30, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160941

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1368  71/4/27    BRUSETT,MONT        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 430
        TIME - 0945                    N3479C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PVT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRUSETT,MONT                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- L BRK FAILED,BRAKE PUCKS WORN.

Aircraft

Registration
N3479C
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pvt Strip

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.