- Date
- October 2, 1977
- Place
- Forsyth, MT · FORSYTH, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2535ZBellanca 8KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771002027739A
- Case key
- 145165
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2893 77/10/2 NR.FORSYTH,MT BELLANCA 8KCAB CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1000 TIME - 1125 N2535Z PX- 0 0 1 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILES CITY,MT RIVERTON,WY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLYING LOW UP YSTN RIV,DUCK UNDER PWR LINES,HIT WATER.ATMTD TO LAND ON SANDBAR,OVERSHOT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2535Z
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2535Z · 1
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