# NTSB SEA69D0153: Cessna 170, N2663V, St.Xavier, MT, December 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1968
- Place: St.Xavier, MT · ST.XAVIER, MT
- Location: 45.4570° N, 107.7250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Xavier, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4570&lon=-107.7250&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107368
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0153
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0153

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4237  68/12/20   ST.XAVIER,MONT      CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 386
        TIME - 1600                    N2663V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 232 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM FLD COVERED WITH 5 IN SNOW. WIND CALM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2663V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2663V), registered now, S/N 18173, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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