- Date
- March 26, 1977
- Place
- Gardiner, MT · GARDINER, MT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- C-GDNWPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 4, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158399
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0004 77/3/26 GARDINER,MT PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 75 TOTAL TIME - 1918 C-GDNW PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SASKATOON,SASK,CAN BOZEMAN,MT BILLINGS,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT APPROACHING DARKNESS ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- FOLLOWING WRONG RD,BECAME LOST.ATMPTD LDG ON ROAD,ROLLED L TO AVOID SIGN,RAN OFF SIDE OF ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- C-GDNW
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage