# NTSB SEA76DTI25: Cessna 150, N18119, Three Forks, MT, May 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1976
- Place: Three Forks, MT · THREE FORKS, MT
- Location: 45.8896° N, 111.5527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Three Forks, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8896&lon=-111.5527&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DTI25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DTI25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1187   76/5/5    THREE FORKS,MT      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1210                    N18119              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THREE FORKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THREE FORKS,MT              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18119](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18119-1977-07-21), registration cancelled 1977-07-21, S/N 15073799, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Three Forks

## 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 19760505011239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760505011239A), May 5, 1976: Cessna 150L, Three Forks, 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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