# NTSB SEA73FTA09: Cessna 172, N46380, Malta, MT, June 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1973
- Place: Malta, MT · MALTA, MT
- Location: 48.3555° N, 107.8702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malta, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3555&lon=-107.8702&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73FTA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FTA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2564  73/6/13  NR.MALTA,MONT         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1515                    N46380              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 21, 1030 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUNT RANCH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MALTA,MONT                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- RWY COVERED WITH HIGH GRASS.DITCH OBSCURED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46380](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46380-1976-04-16), registration cancelled 1976-04-16, S/N 17257228, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Blunt Ranch Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730613015849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730613015849A), Jun 13, 1973: Cessna 172K, Malta, MT, Substantial damage. Rwy covered with high grass. Ditch obscured.

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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