- Date
- August 17, 1972
- Place
- Anaconda, MT · ANACONDA, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9248MMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167846
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3140 72/8/17 ANACONDA,MONT MOONEY M20E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1550 TIME - 1710 N9248M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANACONDA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREAT FALLS,MONT ANACONDA,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING POWERPLANT - COOLING SYSTEM: COWLING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE REMARKS- COWLING REMOVED FOR OIL CHANGE PRIOR TO FLIGHT. ONLY TOP ROW OF COWLING SECURED PRIOR TO FLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9248M
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Anaconda
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