THE DTSB
Pending. Accident pilot was reported to have been looking at property and hit powerlines.
C-FITAQP: 7a) TERRAIN COLLISION – POWERLINES
Cessna 172 | N79306
- DTSB analysis published
Key facts
- DateJune 19, 2025
- Local time2:10 PM
- LightDay
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightUnknown
- People on board1
- Fatalities1
- AirportMT13
Accident Location
- City, State
- Billings, Montana
- Latitude
- 45.660278
- Longitude
- -108.518333
- Airport ID
- MT13
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N79306
- Make
- Cessna
- Model
- 172
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Pilot in command
- Ostlund, John Vern
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 73
- Certification
- Commercial Pilot
- IFR rating
- No
- Medical
- 3rd Class Medical
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- No
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Day
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Pilot error
- Yes
- Pilot incapacitation
- No
- People on board
- 1
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 1
- NTSB travel
- Unknown
- AQP category
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Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pemding
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
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