# NTSB SEA75DTI17: Cessna 170B, N8252A, Missoula, MT, January 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1975
- Place: Missoula, MT · MISSOULA, MT
- Location: 46.8721° N, 113.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Missoula, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8721&lon=-113.9940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146916
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DTI17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DTI17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0122  75/1/18    MISSOULA,MT         CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 53, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1155                    N8252A              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON-BELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MISSOULA,MT                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- DMGD L WG,STAB & WHEEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8252A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8252A), registered now, S/N 25104, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Johnson-Bell

## 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 19750118000989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750118000989A), Jan 18, 1975: Cessna 170B, Missoula, MT, Substantial damage. Dmgd l wg,stab & wheel.

## Other investigations on N8252A (2)

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.

- [NTSB SEA04LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA072), Apr 23, 2004: Cessna 170B (N8252A), Nampa, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The right seat pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the initial part of the landing roll, and his improper handling of the aircraft (excessive braking) as the aircraft departed the…
- [NTSB DEN85LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA192), Jul 17, 1985: Cessna 170B (N8252A), Missoula, MT, substantial damage

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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