# NTSB SEA71DTI30: Cessna 175, N7169M, Havre, MT, May 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1971
- Place: Havre, MT · HAVRE, MT
- Location: 48.5419° N, 109.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Havre, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5419&lon=-109.6780&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160844
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DTI30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DTI30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1491   71/5/2    HAVRE,MONT          CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 178
        TIME - 1900                    N7169M              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PVT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAVRE,MONT                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PLT ATMPTD TKOF FROM PVT FARM STRIP.RWY LENGTH UN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7169M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7169M-1974-04-08), registration cancelled 1974-04-08, S/N 55469 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pvt 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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