- Date
- November 12, 1977
- Place
- Billings, MT · BILLINGS, MT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N26106Grum Amer AA5A
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771112034619A
- Case key
- 144595
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3589 77/11/12 BILLINGS,MT GRUM AMER AA5A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 76 TOTAL TIME - 0915 N26106 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BILLINGS INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LAUREL,MT LAUREL,MT BALLENTINE,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS REMARKS- PILOT TALKING TO PAX.GOT LOW ON FINAL.RAISED FLAPS,BEGAN TO DESCEND,LOWERED FLAPS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26106
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Billings Intl
N26106Registered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5AEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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