SEA76DTI04

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172M · Hoagland, MT · July 25, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 25, 1975
Place
Hoagland, MT · HOAGLAND, MT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N20880Cessna 172M
Status
Completed · report November 28, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750725027759A
Case key
150497

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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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3-3206  75/7/25    HOAGLAND,MT         CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 2000                    N20880              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 69 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARLEM,MT                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- TKOF FM HAY FLD.

Aircraft

Registration
N20880
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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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.