SEA74FTI10

NTSB accident investigation · Callair A-2 · Anaconda, MT · October 13, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 13, 1973
Place
Anaconda, MT · ANACONDA, MT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2918VCallair A-2
Status
Completed · report January 24, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731013032459A
Case key
187924

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3733  73/10/13   ANACONDA,MONT       CALLAIR A-2         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 1400
        TIME - 0735                    N2918V              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 943 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANACONDA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSON,MONT                ANACONDA,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      11000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     160
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- SELECTED RWY16 DUE WND,RWY4/22 AVBL.RWY MARKED CLOSED,NO NOTAM.HIT GRAVEL WINDROW ON RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N2918V
Reported as
Callair A-2
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Anaconda

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.