# NTSB SEA71DDA10: Cessna 150F, N3557L, Glendive, MT, November 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1970
- Place: Glendive, MT · GLENDIVE, MT
- Location: 47.1065° N, 104.7109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glendive, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1065&lon=-104.7109&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159212
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DDA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DDA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4161  70/11/15 NR.GLENDIVE,MONT      CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N3557L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAY RANCH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GLENDIVE,MONT                DAY RANCH,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLTS OWN STRIP WAS RECENTLY BLADED,SOFT FROM RAIN AND SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3557L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3557L), registered now, S/N 15062357, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Day Ranch Strip

## Other investigations on N3557L (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 DEN68D0118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0118), Oct 2, 1967: Cessna 150 (N3557L), Loveland, CO, 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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