# NTSB SEA76DTI28: Cessna A188B, Shelby, MT, April 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1976
- Place: Shelby, MT · SHELBY, MT
- Location: 48.5022° N, 111.8621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelby, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5022&lon=-111.8621&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 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154217
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DTI28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DTI28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0008  76/4/15    SHELBY,MT           CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 891
        TIME - 2130                    C-GWWU              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHELBY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GILLETTE,WY                 ST.ALBERT,CAN                SHELBY,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-GWWU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shelby Muni

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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