# NTSB SEA72DTI07: Cessna 320, N5719X, Philipsburg, MT, October 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1971
- Place: Philipsburg, MT · PHILIPSBURG, MT
- Location: 46.3324° N, 113.2960° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philipsburg, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3324&lon=-113.2960&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164257
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DTI07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DTI07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3941   71/10/2   PHILIPSBURG,MONT    CESSNA 320          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1320
        TIME - 1500                    N5719X              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILIPSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOWNSEND,MONT               PHILIPSBURG,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5719X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5719X-1981-02-19), registration cancelled 1981-02-19, S/N 320-0019 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- Registry model: [Cessna 320](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320) (registry code 2074502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Philipsburg

## Other investigations on N5719X (2)

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 CHI78FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA071-201250), Sep 11, 1977: Cessna 320 (N5719X), Milwaukee, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB DEN70FXT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70FXT05), Feb 10, 1970: Cessna 320 (N5719X), Ephraim, UT, 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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