# Accident 20131021020859A: Cessna 172M, Hardin, MT, October 21, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2013, 10:00 local time
- Place: Hardin, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7250° N, 107.6006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7250&lon=-107.6006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80257, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80257-2015-05-11) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 624 total, 270 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131021020859A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA TO BILLINGS MONTANA. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED EXPERENCING ENGINE TROUBLE NEAR HARDIN MONTANA. THE PILOT DECIDED TO ATTEMT TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A WHEAT FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE WHEN IT LANDED.

## 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 WPR14LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA023), Oct 21, 2013: Cessna 172 - M (N80257), Hardin, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A rough-running engine and partial loss of power, which resulted from the pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat appropriately while operating in an area conducive to carburetor icing.

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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