# Incident 19791217046509I: Cessna 172, Great Falls, MT, December 17, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5025° N, 111.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Great Falls, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5025&lon=-111.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3610L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3610L-1990-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 310 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791217046509I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS, NOSE WHEEL ENCOUNTERED SLUSH ON RUNWAY, PILOT LOST CONTROL, DAMAGED WING, PROP.

## Other reports on N3610L (2)

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

- [Accident 19890915035089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890915035089A), Sep 15, 1989: Cessna 172G (N3610L), Barnesville, MN, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel returning to airport from a local flight. Crash landed in a soft plowed field.
- [Incident 19830217010459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830217010459I), Feb 17, 1983: Cessna 172 (N3610L), Dickinson, ND. Lost directional control on landing. Ran off runway striking a VASI light fixture.

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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