- Date
- May 16, 1964
- Place
- Belgrade, MT · BELGRADE, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N76850Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183961
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1295 64/5/16 BELGRADE MONT CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 21, 129 TIME - 1514 N76850 PX- 0 0 1 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLATIN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76850
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gallatin
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Other investigations on N76850 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ERA14FA327Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportParma, NYThe pilot's decision to land with a quartering tailwind and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the severity of the pilot's injuries was the failure of the aluminum center safety belt bracket.NTSB NYC90LA185Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMiddlesex, NYThe student pilot's failure to execute a go-around. Factors which contributed to the accident was his misjudgement of speed and distance which resulted in overshooting the landing.