# Accident 19780214001539A: Cessna 172M, Stevensville, MT, February 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1978
- Place: Stevensville, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 46.5071° N, 114.0887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stevensville, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5071&lon=-114.0887&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9068H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9068H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,496 total, 59 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FTI08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780214001539A

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE.

## 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 SEA78FTI08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI08), Feb 14, 1978: Cessna 172M (N9068H), Stevensville, 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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