- Date
- April 5, 1979
- Place
- Valier, MT · VALIER, MT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4343LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790405006459A
- Case key
- 136978
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0754 79/4/5 VALIER,MT CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 340 TIME - 1725 N4343L PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 126 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VALIER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAVRE,MT KALISPELL,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4343L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Valier
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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.