# NTSB SEA71FDG19: Cessna 120, N77416, Whitewater, MT, December 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1970
- Place: Whitewater, MT · WHITEWATER, MT
- Location: 48.7635° N, 107.6302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitewater, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7635&lon=-107.6302&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159161
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71FDG19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FDG19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4313   70/12/1   WHITEWATER,MONT     CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 41 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N77416              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUNBAR RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITEWATER,MONT             WHITEWATER,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77416](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77416-2012-01-17), registration cancelled 2012-01-17, S/N 11857, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dunbar Ranch

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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