- Date
- July 22, 1974
- Place
- Darby, MT · DARBY, MT
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9420GCessna U206E
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740722025699A
- Case key
- 134424
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2431 74/7/22 NR.DARBY,MONT CESSNA U206E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1830 N9420G PX- 0 0 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 57, 7800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH STAR RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAMILTON,MONT DARBY,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 75 360 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 8 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- DNDRAFTS & TURBC COMPOUNDED DIFFICULT APCH.950FT STRIP IN NARROW CANYON.T/D LONG,FAST,OVERRAN RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9420G
- Reported as
- Cessna U206E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- North Star Ranch
FAA reports on this event · 1
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