# NTSB SEA75DTI26: Cessna 140, N76295, Deer Lodge, MT, April 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1975
- Place: Deer Lodge, MT · DEER LODGE, MT
- Location: 46.3985° N, 112.7327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deer Lodge, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3985&lon=-112.7327&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149153
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DTI26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DTI26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2601  75/4/28  NR.DEER LODGE,MT      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0915                    N76295              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     58, 18276 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WENATCHE,WA                 GREYBULL,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- TKOF FRM ROAD AFTR PRCTNRY LDG.RAN INTO 8-10IN OF WET SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76295](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76295), registered now, S/N 10709, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (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 19750428009729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750428009729A), Apr 28, 1975: Cessna 140, Deer Lodge, MT, Substantial damage. Tkof frm road aftr prctnry ldg. Ran into 8-10IN of wet snow.

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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