- Date
- September 15, 1977
- Place
- W.Sulphur Spgs, MT · W.SULPHUR SPGS, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3964YCessna 210D
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770915028649A
- Case key
- 145248
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2891 77/9/15 W.SULPHUR SPGS,MT CESSNA 210D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 402 TIME - 1305 N3964Y PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 295 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - W.SULPHUR SPRINGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BILLINGS,MT HELENA,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LIGHT AND VARIABLE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- DID NOT PUT GEAR HANDLE FULL DOWN.DID NOT CHECK LIGHTS OR VISUAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3964Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 210D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- W.Sulphur Springs
N3964YRegistration cancelled Jun 4, 2013 · Cessna 210DAirframe modelCessna 210DEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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Other investigations on N3964Y · 1
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