# NTSB SEA67D0120: Cessna 140, N72308, Great Falls, MT, September 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1966
- Place: Great Falls, MT · GREAT FALLS, MT
- Location: 47.5025° N, 111.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Great Falls, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5025&lon=-111.3000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201151
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0120
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0120-201151

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4208  66/9/15    GREAT FALLS MONT    CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1550                    N72308              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT FALLS INT.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY.PLT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON GRASS AREA OF AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72308](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72308-1967-02-17), registration cancelled 1967-02-17, S/N 9485 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071603) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Great Falls Int.

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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