# Accident 19780907026099A: Cessna 172D, Red Lodge, MT, September 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1978
- Place: Red Lodge, MT
- Airport: Red Lodge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 45.1848° N, 109.2577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RED LODGE (RED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1848&lon=-109.2577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739CW-1996-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 30 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DTA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DTA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780907026099A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 SEA78DTA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DTA22), Sep 7, 1978: Cessna 172 (N739CW), Red Lodge, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N739CW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940430009689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940430009689A), Apr 30, 1994: Cessna 172N (N739CW), Monarch, MT, Substantial damage. Flying low over trees in a valley. Downdraft forced aircraft into the trees.

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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