- Date
- September 13, 1971
- Place
- Yellowpine, ID · YELLOWPINE, ID
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5183ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163800
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3701 71/9/13 YELLOWPINE,ID CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 17, 38 TOTAL TIME - 1230 N5183A PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAMILTON,MONT KALISPELL,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL 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 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ENDORSED X-COUNTRY FLT,RETURN HDG WRONG.ATMTD LDG IN REMOTE MTN STRIP ABANDONED DUE TO DOWNDRAFTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5183A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Johnson Creek
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