- Date
- November 7, 1976
- Place
- Whitefish, MT · WHITEFISH, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8746BCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761107034449A
- Case key
- 155944
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3276 76/11/7 NR.WHITEFISH,MT CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 506 TIME - 1630 N8746B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 139 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KALISPELL,MT UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WHITEFISH,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- NOSE GEAR FAILED DURING TAKEOFF FROM PLOWED FIELD. CONT FLT,FURTHER DMG ON LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8746B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8746B · 1
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