# Accident 19761218037459A: Cessna 170A, Ashland, MT, December 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1976
- Place: Ashland, MT
- Airport: Ranch Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 45.5977° N, 106.2975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5977&lon=-106.2975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9142A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 782 total, 244 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FTA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761218037459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LNDD ON SNOW-COVERED STRIP.ROLLED INTO DEEPER SNOW,SWERVED,NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA77FTA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA05), Dec 18, 1976: Cessna 170A (N9142A), Ashland, MT, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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