- Date
- July 1, 1979
- Place
- Big Sky, MT · BIG SKY, MT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6397VBellanca 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790701014409A
- Case key
- 135590
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1042 79/7/1 BIG SKY,MT BELLANCA 7GCBC CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 2500 TIME - 1145 N6397V PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 425 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAVEL ROAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHILIPSBERG,MT BIG SKY,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 75 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 270 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- GUSTY WINDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6397V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gravel Road
FAA reports on this event · 1
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