# Accident 19770923029079A: Cessna 120, Chester, MT, September 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1977
- Place: Chester, MT
- Airport: Colbry Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 48.5113° N, 110.9661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5113&lon=-110.9661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2687N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2687N-1981-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 30 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77DTI24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DTI24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770923029079A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED AFTER TKOF FM FARM FLD.DENS ALT 4200FT.

## 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 SEA77DTI24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DTI24), Sep 23, 1977: Cessna 120 (N2687N), Chester, 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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