- Date
- April 15, 1978
- Place
- Belgrade, MT · BELGRADE, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5240GCessna 305A
- Status
- Completed · report May 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780415007129A
- Case key
- 142761
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0688 78/4/15 BELGRADE,MT CESSNA 305A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0940 N5240G PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE AGE 45, 905 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 9 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLATIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELGRADE,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5240G
- Reported as
- Cessna 305A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gallatin
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.