- Date
- January 18, 1977
- Place
- Whitewater, MT · WHITEWATER, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N53752Bellanca 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770118000379A
- Case key
- 156740
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0071 77/1/18 WHITEWATER,MT BELLANCA 7GCBC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 291 TIME - 1300 N53752 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL SURVEY TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SIMONSON RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHITEWATER,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- 1/4 MILE SNOW-COVERED STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53752
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Simonson Ranch
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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.