# Accident 19790718016389A: Cessna 170B, Cut Bank, MT, July 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1979, 20:45 local time
- Place: Cut Bank, MT
- Airport: Linberg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6341° N, 112.3301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cut Bank, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6341&lon=-112.3301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8051A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8051A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 20 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DTI20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DTI20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790718016389A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK FARM TRACTOR DURING LANDING ROLL ON PRIVATE STRIP. IMPROPERLY ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA79DTI20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DTI20), Jul 18, 1979: Cessna 170B (N8051A), Cut Bank, 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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