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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170 · Red Lodge, MT · June 13, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 13, 1964
Place
Red Lodge, MT · RED LODGE, MT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3557CCessna 170
Status
Completed · report October 1, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183330

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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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3-1641  64/6/13    RED LODGE MONT      CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 57 TOTAL
        TIME - 1120                    N3557C              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N3557C
Reported as
Cessna 170
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage