- Date
- August 7, 1972
- Place
- Great Falls, MT · GREAT FALLS, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1514APiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167954
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2865 72/8/7 GREAT FALLS,MONT PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 510 TIME - 1710 N1514A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT FALLS INTL. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEWISTOWN,MONT GREAT FALLS,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1514A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Great Falls Intl.
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