# NTSB SEA74FTA15: Cessna 150, N2295J, Belle Creek, MT, December 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1973
- Place: Belle Creek, MT · BELLE CREEK, MT
- Location: 45.1392° N, 105.1108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Creek, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1392&lon=-105.1108&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187373
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74FTA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FTA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4085  73/12/29   BELLE CREEK,MONT    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N2295J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLE CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLE CREEK,MONT            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- R BRAKE FROZEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2295J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2295J), registered now, S/N 15065495, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Belle Creek

## 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 19731229041229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731229041229A), Dec 29, 1973: Cessna A150K, Belle Creek, MT, Substantial damage. R brake frozen

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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