SEA72DTI05

NTSB accident investigation · Dehavilland DH 104 · Chester, MT · August 21, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 21, 1971
Place
Chester, MT · CHESTER, MT
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1565VDehavilland DH 104
Status
Completed · report April 5, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163176

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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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3-3132  71/8/21    CHESTER,MONT        DEHAVILLAND DH 104  CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1100                    N1565V              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 40, 6384 TOTAL HOURS, 24
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIBERTY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POCATELLO,ID                CHESTER,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HIT 2FT HI ANGLE IRON FRAME ABT 20FT BFR THRESHOLD,R TIRE BLEW.SWERVED DRG LDG ROLL R GR COLLAPSED

Aircraft

Registration
N1565V
Reported as
Dehavilland DH 104
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Liberty County

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.