- Date
- July 6, 1971
- Place
- Lodge Grass, MT · LODGE GRASS, MT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8609XCessna 180D
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162579
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2420 71/7/6 LODGE GRASS,MONT CESSNA 180D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 546 TIME - 0940 N8609X PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAYTON,WYO WYOLA,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE REMARKS- ATMPTD LDG IN STUBBLE HAY FLD,BOUNCED,HIT FENCE,GND LOOPED TO AVOID DEEP RAVINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8609X
- Reported as
- Cessna 180D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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