# Accident 19910615022259A: Cessna 175, East Glacier, MT, June 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1991, 21:20 local time
- Place: East Glacier, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4103° N, 113.3097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4103&lon=-113.3097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7468M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7468M-1993-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT GO300C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 209 total, 209 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910615022259A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD LANDING IN SEVERE GUSTY WIND. FAILED TO KEEP SPEED UP AND FLY AIRCRAFT ONTO 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 SEA91LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA138), Jun 16, 1991: Cessna C175 (N7468M), East Glacier, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF OPERATION.

## Other reports on N7468M (1)

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

- [Accident 19760830027299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760830027299A), Aug 30, 1976: Cessna 175 (N7468M), Oak Harbor, WA, Substantial damage. Plt hand propped eng due weak battery. Pax released brakes & acft ran into hangar.

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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