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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Billings, MT · February 6, 1975

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 6, 1975
Place
Billings, MT · BILLINGS, MT
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N2308YCessna 177
Status
Completed · report February 27, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750206001199A
Case key
146915

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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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3-0121   75/2/6    BILLINGS,MT         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 315
        TIME - 1745                    N2308Y              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BILLINGS LOGAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILES CITY,MT               BILLINGS,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX DEPLANED,WALKED INTO PROP.

Aircraft

Registration
N2308Y
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Billings Logan

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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.