# NTSB SEA77DTI20: Cessna 170, N4212V, Ft.Benton, MT, September 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1977
- Place: Ft.Benton, MT · FT.BENTON, MT
- Location: 47.8288° N, 110.6561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Benton, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8288&lon=-110.6561&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145235
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DTI20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DTI20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2777   77/9/3    FT.BENTON,MT        CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3056
        TIME - 1400                    N4212V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRAMLETTE FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT BENTON,MT                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- STUBBLE FIELD.FAILED TO OBTAIN FLYING SPEED BEFORE END OF FIELD.SETTLED IN 100 FT COULEE AT END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4212V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4212V-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 18568, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bramlette Farm

## 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 19770903025259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770903025259A), Sep 3, 1977: Cessna 170, Ft.Benton, MT, Substantial damage. Stubble field. Failed to obtain flying speed before end of field. Settled in 100 ft coulee at end.

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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