# NTSB SEA67A0039: Cessna 172G, N6068R, Chinook, MT, November 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1966
- Place: Chinook, MT · CHINOOK, MT
- Location: 48.5901° N, 109.2318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chinook, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5901&lon=-109.2318&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120093
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67A0039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1077  66/11/25 NR.CHINOOK MONT       CESSNA 172G         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2400                    N6068R              PX-  3  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 24, 1324 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            131 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 11-27-66.PX INCLUDED 2 CHILDREN.CRASH SITE ON 15-DEGREE MOUNTAIN UPSLOPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6068R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6068R-1967-11-15), registration cancelled 1967-11-15, S/N 17253737 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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