# NTSB SEA69D0252: Cessna 170B, N3162B, Mosby, MT, February 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1969
- Place: Mosby, MT · MOSBY, MT
- Location: 46.9922° N, 107.8837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mosby, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9922&lon=-107.8837&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114450
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0252
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0252

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1382   69/2/3    MOSBY,MONT          CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 517
        TIME - 1400                    N3162B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MATOVICH RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- SNOW ON RNWY ABOUT 6 IN DEEP,CRUSTED. PLTS OWN STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3162B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3162B), registered now, S/N 25404, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (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
- Airport: Matovich Ranch

## Other investigations on N3162B (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC86LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA103), Jul 7, 1986: Cessna 170B (N3162B), Tekanika River, AK, 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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