# NTSB SEA74DTA08: Cessna 175A, N6761E, Willard, MT, September 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1973
- Place: Willard, MT · WILLARD, MT
- Location: 46.1939° N, 104.3699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willard, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1939&lon=-104.3699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DTA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3220  73/9/23    WILLARD,MONT        CESSNA 175A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 219
        TIME - 0900                    N6761E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 157 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILES CITY,MONT             PIERRE,S DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- STALLED DURING TURN.WIND GUSTING 50K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6761E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6761E-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 56261 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Registry model: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730923029869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730923029869A), Sep 23, 1973: Cessna 175A, Willard, MT, Substantial damage. Stalled during turn. Wind gusting 50K.

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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