# NTSB SEA77DTI04: Cessna 170B, N2288D, W.Sulphur Spgs, MT, December 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1976
- Place: W.Sulphur Spgs, MT · W.SULPHUR SPGS, MT
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156294
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DTI04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DTI04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3610   76/12/8   W.SULPHUR SPGS,MT   CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 284
        TIME - 1600                    N2288D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 147 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEITZ RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          W.SULPHUR SPGS,MT           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- L WHEEL DROPPED INTO SNOW-COVERED BADGER HOLE,NOSED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2288D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2288D-2006-10-31), registration cancelled 2006-10-31, S/N 20440, 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: Weitz Ranch

## 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 19761208036909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761208036909A), Dec 8, 1976: Cessna 170B, W.Sulphur Spgs, MT, Substantial damage. L wheel dropped into snow-covered badger hole,nosed over.

## Other investigations on N2288D (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 SEA06LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA077), Apr 17, 2006: Cessna 170B (N2288D), Clark Fork, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around. A quartering tailwind was a factor.

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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