- Date
- July 18, 1979
- Place
- Cut Bank, MT · CUT BANK, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8051ACessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790718016389A
- Case key
- 135625
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1164 79/7/18 NR.CUT BANK,MT CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS STUDENT, AGE 18, 38 TOTAL TIME - 2045 N8051A PX- 0 0 0 FERRY HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LINDBERG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CUT BANK,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- NARROW STRIP,DITCH ON R SIDE. HIT TRACTOR ON L.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8051A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lindberg
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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.