# NTSB SEA70F0076: Cessna 195, N9369A, Three Forks, MT, August 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1969
- Place: Three Forks, MT · THREE FORKS, MT
- Location: 45.8896° N, 111.5527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Three Forks, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8896&lon=-111.5527&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155905
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70F0076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70F0076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3877  69/8/30    THREE FORKS,MONT    CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 5650
        TIME - 1210                    N9369A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THREE FORKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THREE FORKS,MONT            THREE FORKS,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT ADVISED BY MECH TAIL WHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM EXCESSIVELY WORN,ONE STEERING ARM LOOSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9369A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Three Forks

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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