- Date
- August 25, 1977
- Place
- Cut Bank, MT · CUT BANK, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N52102Cessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770825027079A
- Case key
- 158697
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2779 77/8/25 CUT BANK,MT CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 4934 TIME - 1720 N52102 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 4034 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAMMONS FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CUT BANK,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER REMARKS- ENG QUIT AT 200 FT.PLT ATMTD TO REACH HARD SURFACE RD FOR LNDG.STALLED BEFORE LINEUP.UNDERGND TANK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52102
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sammons Farm
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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.