- Date
- June 1, 1977
- Place
- Stevensville, MT · STEVENSVILLE, MT
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N76330Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770601014219A
- Case key
- 147568
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1440 77/6/1 STEVENSVILLE,MT CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 465 TIME - 2100 N76330 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STEVENSVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MISSOULA,MT STEVENSVILLE,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 60 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 290 33 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- FCST TSTMS,HI WINDS & HAIL.WIND 24KTS ON DEPARTURE.ENCOUNTERED HI WINDS,TURBC,DOWNDRAFTS.52KT GUST
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76330
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Stevensville
N76330Registration cancelled Feb 26, 2013 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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