- Date
- September 30, 1964
- Place
- Helena, MT · HELENA, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8536XCessna 172D
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181349
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3078 64/9/30 HELENA MONT CESSNA 172D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 5000 TIME - 1445 N8536X PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HELENA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED 12000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- GUSTY CROSS WIND OF 33 KNOTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8536X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Helena
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