# NTSB SEA72DTI12: Cessna 172G, N3636L, Loma, MT, December 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1971
- Place: Loma, MT · LOMA, MT
- Location: 47.9511° N, 110.4886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loma, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9511&lon=-110.4886&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DTI12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DTI12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3731  71/12/27 NR.LOMA,MONT          CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 287
        TIME - 0900                    N3636L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LARSON RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LOMA,MONT                    LOS ANGELES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           EVASIVE MANEUVER                                         TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- PLT SWERVED TO AVOID HIS DOG. GR HIT ROCK HIDDEN IN SNOWDRIFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3636L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3636L), registered now, S/N 17253805 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (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: Larson 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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