# NTSB SEA67D0120: Beech 35, N3172V, Libby, MT, September 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1966
- Place: Libby, MT · LIBBY, MT
- Location: 48.3864° N, 115.5564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Libby, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3864&lon=-115.5564&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120442
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0120
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0120-120442

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4090   66/9/9    LIBBY MONT          BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 421
        TIME - 1930                    N3172V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIBBY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- PLT OVERRAN RUNWAY AND MADE HIGH-SPEED TURNOFF INTO AUTO PARKING AREA. TWO PARKED VEHICLES DAMAGED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3172V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Libby

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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