Cessna 172 N3910F
1 October 2001 · Lindsay, Montana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 1 October 2001 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N3910F was involved in an accident near Lindsay, Montana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lindsay, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.2793, -105.1796
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N3910F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Glendive → Helena
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA02LA001
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain an altitude clear of terrain. A factor was intentional low altitude flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he was flying in cruise configuration at 300 feet AGL when the aircraft collided with the terrain. He reported that a communication radio was making wind noise, and he was attempting to adjust it at the time of the accident. The pilot reported that he could not remember the details surrounding the accident sequence. There was no report of mechanical malfunction or failure at the time of the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2001 | Cessna 172N | Marfa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 May 2001 | Cessna 172RG | Washington, Oklahoma, United States | Airman Flight School Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 2001 | Cessna 172SP | Matawan, New Jersey, United States | Esquire Aviation Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jul 2001 | Cessna 172 | Dayton, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Cessna 172 | Newfane, Vermont, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Sep 2001 | Cessna 172N | Pasco, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2001 | Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 | Great Falls, Montana, United States | Thomas M. Siebel | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2001 | Bell 205 | Troy, Montana, United States | U.S. Forest Service | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2001 | Kawasaki KV-107-II | Emigrant, Montana, United States | Columbia Helicopters, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 27 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-38-112 | Bozeman, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 2001 | Cessna 310 | Sidney, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 2001 | Piper PA-12 | Bozeman, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |