- Date
- December 8, 1976
- Place
- W.Sulphur Spgs, MT · W.SULPHUR SPGS, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2288DCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report January 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761208036909A
- Case key
- 156294
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3610 76/12/8 W.SULPHUR SPGS,MT CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 284 TIME - 1600 N2288D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 147 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEITZ RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION W.SULPHUR SPGS,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- L WHEEL DROPPED INTO SNOW-COVERED BADGER HOLE,NOSED OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2288D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Weitz Ranch
N2288DRegistration cancelled Oct 31, 2006 · Cessna 170BAirframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental C145 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2288D · 1
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