- Date
- May 29, 1971
- Place
- Butte, MT · BUTTE, MT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3079NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 133397
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1762 71/5/29 BUTTE,MONT CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 59, UNK/NR TIME - 1743 N3079N PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SILVER BOW COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANACONDA,MONT BUTTE,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PLT DIED 6/3/71,CAUSES NOT RELATED TO ACDNT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3079N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Silver Bow County
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