# NTSB SEA77FTA12: Cessna 140, N2628N, Hinsdale, MT, February 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1977
- Place: Hinsdale, MT · HINSDALE, MT
- Location: 48.3963° N, 107.0889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hinsdale, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3963&lon=-107.0889&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156806
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FTA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0145  77/2/14    HINSDALE,MT         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 215
        TIME - 1030                    N2628N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HINSDALE,MT                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TKOF FM SNOW-COVERED FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2628N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2628N), registered now, S/N 12886, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770214001979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770214001979A), Feb 14, 1977: Cessna 140, Hinsdale, MT, Substantial damage. Attempted tkof fm snow-covered field.

## Other investigations on N2628N (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 DEN84LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA287), Sep 11, 1984: Cessna 140 (N2628N), Belgrade, 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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