- Date
- March 21, 1979
- Place
- Carter, MT · CARTER, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N21759Cessna 188
- Status
- Completed · report April 26, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790321005009A
- Case key
- 137411
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0471 79/3/21 NR.CARTER,MT CESSNA 188 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 984 TIME - 1800 N21759 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CARTER,MT FARM STRIP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM ROAD INTO SUN. HIT PWR POLE. NO LOAD ABOARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21759
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N21759Registration cancelled Oct 16, 2014 · Cessna A188BAirframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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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.