- Date
- September 15, 1974
- Place
- Circle, MT · CIRCLE, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6421XCessna 180D
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740915029469A
- Case key
- 136837
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2745 74/9/15 CIRCLE,MONT CESSNA 180D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1668 TIME - 1600 N6421X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 196 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCONE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WOLF POINT,MONT CIRCLE,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- MIXT CTL INADVERTENTLY SHUT OFF.ATMTNG TO USE CARB HEAT.STRETCHING GLIDE TO CLR DITCH SHORT OF RWY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6421X
- Reported as
- Cessna 180D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mccone County
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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.