# NTSB SEA67D0055: Cessna 172, N3733L, Kalispell, MT, July 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1966
- Place: Kalispell, MT · KALISPELL, MT
- Location: 48.2162° N, 114.3276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalispell, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2162&lon=-114.3276&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122268
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3667   66/7/1    KALISPELL MONT      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 130
        TIME - 1945                    N3733L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KALISPELL MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- PLT WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH WARM WEATHER FLYING AND HAD NO NITE FLYING EXPERIENCE.ARPT TEMP 70-DEG.FHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3733L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3733L), registered now, S/N 17253902, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kalispell Muni.

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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