# NTSB SEA71DDG10: Cessna 172A, N7308T, Loring, MT, August 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1970
- Place: Loring, MT · LORING, MT
- Location: 48.7922° N, 107.8618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loring, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7922&lon=-107.8618&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DDG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DDG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3260  70/8/19    LORING,MONT         CESSNA 172A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 11 TOTAL
        TIME - 0700                    N7308T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITEWATER,MONT             LORING,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- RAN OFF STRIP INTO DITCH FULL OF ROCKS.LDG NOT AUTH BY INSTR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7308T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7308T), registered now, S/N 46908, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

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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