SEA72DTI12

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172G · Loma, MT · December 27, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 27, 1971
Place
Loma, MT · LOMA, MT
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N3636LCessna 172G
Status
Completed · report May 11, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164389

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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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3-3731  71/12/27 NR.LOMA,MONT          CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 287
        TIME - 0900                    N3636L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LARSON RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LOMA,MONT                    LOS ANGELES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           EVASIVE MANEUVER                                         TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- PLT SWERVED TO AVOID HIS DOG. GR HIT ROCK HIDDEN IN SNOWDRIFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3636L
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Larson Ranch

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.