# NTSB DEN70A0024: Cessna 175, N9303B, Eureka, MT, October 7, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1969
- Place: Eureka, MT · EUREKA, MT
- Location: 48.8790° N, 115.0492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8790&lon=-115.0492&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159133
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70A0024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70A0024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2733   69/10/7   EUREKA,MONT         CESSNA 175          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 129
        TIME - 0605                    N9303B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EUREKA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUREKA,MONT                 GREAT FALLS,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          GROUND FOG                                                32
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           NONE
        REMARKS- FLT WAS UNAUTHORIZED BY FLT INSTR. DENSE GROUND FOG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9303B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9303B-1971-02-26), registration cancelled 1971-02-26, S/N 55103, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Eureka

## Other investigations on N9303B (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 UNK64X3281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3281), Aug 8, 1964: Cessna 175 (N9303B), Henderson, KY, substantial damage

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.

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