- Date
- May 20, 1972
- Place
- Drummond, MT · DRUMMOND, MT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- CF-BXECessna 172H
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167759
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0006 72/5/20 DRUMMOND,MONT CESSNA 172H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE TIME - 1255 CF-BXE PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 31, 144 TOTAL HOURS, 39 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DRUMMOND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP GREAT FALLS,MONT KALISPELL,MONT MISSOULA,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. TERRAIN - OTHER WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 62 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 210 8 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PRIOR LDG TO LOCATE POS.CHARTS NOT ABD.FLD SHORT,6 INCH GRASS.NEAR GROSS WT.DENSITY ALT 4300 FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CF-BXE
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Drummond