- Date
- November 2, 1975
- Place
- Miles City, MT · MILES CITY, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2611NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751102035029A
- Case key
- 151621
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3397 75/11/2 MILES CITY,MT CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1400 TIME - 1630 N2611N PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILES CITY,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- STRUCK FENCE DURING TAKE OFF FROM SHORT PASTURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2611N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.