- Date
- February 15, 1972
- Place
- Hardin, MT · HARDIN, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N72261Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165591
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0996 72/2/15 HARDIN,MONT CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 215 TIME - 0100 N72261 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARDIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARDIN,MONT BILLINGS,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY REMARKS- PLT SAID WAS ATMTG SHORT FLD TKOF W CTL WHEEL FULL AFT,FULL PWR.WENT OFF L SIDE OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72261
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hardin
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