- Date
- August 1, 1971
- Place
- Sand Springs, MT · SAND SPRINGS, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7971ECessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162977
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2769 71/8/1 SAND SPRINGS,MONT CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 139 TIME - 1830 N7971E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAND SPRINGS,MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- ATMTD LDG IN HAYFIELD,ROUGH TRRN,PLT MADE GOARND,DID NOT CLEAR FENCE AT THE END OF THE FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7971E
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage