- Date
- July 14, 1972
- Place
- Rudyard, MT · RUDYARD, MT
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N78628Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167244
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2481 72/7/14 RUDYARD,MONT CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 355 TIME - 1240 N78628 PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 155 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MISSOULA,MONT RUDYARD,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND TERRAIN - OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 10000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 300 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 14 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- GOOD GRAVEL STRIP BORDERED BY DITCH ON BOTH SIDES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78628
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private Strip
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