- Date
- January 5, 1978
- Place
- Miles City, MT · MILES CITY, MT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N6308UAero Comdr 500B
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780105027119A
- Case key
- 143469
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2400 78/1/5 NR.MILES CITY,MT AERO COMDR 500B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0205 N6308U PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 30, 3414 TOTAL HOURS, 416 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BILLINGS,MT WOLF POINT,MT MILES CITY,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - WINGS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LOW ALT,HIGH SPD SEPN L WING OUTBD SECT.NITE MAIL FLT OVR UNLIGHTED TERRAIN.RPTD CLMBG TO 6000FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6308U
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 500B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Miles City Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6308U · 1
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