- Date
- September 3, 1977
- Place
- Ft.Benton, MT · FT.BENTON, MT
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4212VCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770903025259A
- Case key
- 145235
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2777 77/9/3 FT.BENTON,MT CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3056 TIME - 1400 N4212V PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRAMLETTE FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT BENTON,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- STUBBLE FIELD.FAILED TO OBTAIN FLYING SPEED BEFORE END OF FIELD.SETTLED IN 100 FT COULEE AT END.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4212V
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bramlette 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.