- Date
- January 27, 1974
- Place
- Hammond, MT · HAMMOND, MT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8542Bellanca 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740127002829A
- Case key
- 187186
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0129 74/1/27 NR.HAMMOND,MONT BELLANCA 7GCBC CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, UNK/NR TIME - 0950 N8542 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAMMOND,MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- COYOTE HUNTING. RECOVERY DATE 1/28/74.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8542
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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