# NTSB SEA76DTA21: Cessna 172, N4244L, Harlowtown, MT, May 31, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1976
- Place: Harlowtown, MT · HARLOWTOWN, MT
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154102
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DTA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DTA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1188  76/5/31    HARLOWTOWN,MT       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 0910                    N4244L              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARLOWTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARLOWTOWN,MT               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- PORPOISED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4244L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4244L-1993-04-21), registration cancelled 1993-04-21, S/N 17254313 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harlowtown

## 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 19760531013239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760531013239A), May 31, 1976: Cessna 172G, Harlowtown, MT, Substantial damage. Porpoised.

## Other investigations on N4244L (1)

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 SEA92LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA028), Dec 14, 1991: Cessna C-172G (N4244L), Jackson, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE IMPROPER FLAP SETTING, THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, LACK OF…

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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