- Date
- September 11, 1973
- Place
- St Xavier, MT · ST XAVIER, MT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6805VAerostar M20F
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730911029729A
- Case key
- 188692
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2470 73/9/11 ST XAVIER,MONT AEROSTAR M20F CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 6300 TIME - 1330 N6805V PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CODY,WYO UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 79 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- DENS ALT 8600.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6805V
- Reported as
- Aerostar M20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N6805VRegistration cancelled Oct 25, 1973 · Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20FAirframe modelAerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20F
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6805V · 1
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