# NTSB SEA70D0141: Cessna 175, N6670E, Ryegate, MT, December 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1969
- Place: Ryegate, MT · RYEGATE, MT
- Location: 46.2984° N, 109.2537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ryegate, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2984&lon=-109.2537&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70D0141
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70D0141

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4623  69/12/29   RYEGATE,MONT        CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 2510
        TIME - 1745                    N6670E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RYEGATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BILLINGS,MONT               MARTINDALE,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              22
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          315                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LANDED PARALLEL TO RWY. UNLIGHTED ARPT. HIT SEGMENTED CIRCLE MARKER.WX VCNTY RPTG STN WAS AS FCST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6670E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6670E), registered now, S/N 56170 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ryegate

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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