- Date
- December 12, 1977
- Place
- Zortman, MT · ZORTMAN, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N357DPCessna TU206
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771212038179A
- Case key
- 144355
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3798 77/12/12 ZORTMAN,MT CESSNA TU206 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 747 TIME - 1330 N357DP PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 386 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ZORTMAN STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BILLINGS,MT ZORTMAN,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED 8000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 45 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 20 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ICE/WATER ON RWY.ACFT DRIFTED OFF R SIDE INTO ROCKS.GUSTS TO 30KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N357DP
- Reported as
- Cessna TU206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Zortman Strip
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.