- Date
- October 7, 1972
- Place
- Kalispell, MT · KALISPELL, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N424WPCessna 421
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169051
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2999 72/10/7 KALISPELL,MONT CESSNA 421 CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1830 N424WP PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 32, 3860 TOTAL HOURS, 278 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KALISPELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KALISPELL,MONT BOULDER,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- USED ALL OF RWY BFOR LIFT OFF. NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND. PLT STATED L ENG FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N424WP
- Reported as
- Cessna 421
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kalispell
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