- Date
- May 29, 1972
- Place
- Shelby, MT · SHELBY, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8679XCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167070
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1932 72/5/29 SHELBY,MONT CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 58, 3172 TIME - 1130 N8679X PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1136 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHELBY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHELBY,MONT SUNBURST,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- SEAT SLID BACK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8679X
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Shelby
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