SEA79FTI27

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182C · Whitefish, MT · September 30, 1979

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 30, 1979
Place
Whitefish, MT · WHITEFISH, MT
Injuries
2 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9054TCessna 182C
Status
Completed · report August 21, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790930026799A
Case key
132886

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3910  79/9/30    WHITEFISH,MT        CESSNA 182C         CR-  0  2  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1406                    N9054T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  50, 16000 TOTAL HOURS, 0
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITEFISH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITEFISH,MT                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N9054T
Reported as
Cessna 182C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Whitefish

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N9054T · 1

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