# NTSB SEA74DTI26: Cessna 172, N6282E, Swan Lake, MT, June 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1974
- Place: Swan Lake, MT · SWAN LAKE, MT
- Location: 47.9361° N, 113.7997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swan Lake, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9361&lon=-113.7997&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128748
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DTI26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTI26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1881  74/6/18    SWAN LAKE,MONT      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1400                    N6282E              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2537 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MISSOULA,MONT               SWAN LAKE,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT ATTMPTD TKOFF FRM FOREST SERVICE ROAD. RAN INTO LOOSE GRAVEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6282E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6282E-1975-05-08), registration cancelled 1975-05-08, S/N 46382 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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 19740618015759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740618015759A), Jun 18, 1974: Cessna 172, Swan Lake, MT, Substantial damage. Plt attmptd tkoff frm forest service road. Ran into loose gravel.

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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