# NTSB SEA72DTI04: Cessna 177, N29666, Drummond, MT, August 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1971
- Place: Drummond, MT · DRUMMOND, MT
- Location: 46.6666° N, 113.1470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Drummond, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6666&lon=-113.1470&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162968
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DTI04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DTI04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2856   71/8/6    DRUMMOND,MONT       CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 250
        TIME - 1945                    N29666              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DRUMMOND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MISSOULA,MONT               WEST YELLOWSTN,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      65
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          320                                                       3
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF FROM 2600 FT STRIP W 5IN HIGH,WET GRASS,DNS ALT 5300FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N29666 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Drummond

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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