# NTSB SEA77FTI02: Cessna 172, N8746B, Whitefish, MT, November 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1976
- Place: Whitefish, MT · WHITEFISH, MT
- Location: 48.4373° N, 114.3468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitefish, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4373&lon=-114.3468&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155944
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FTI02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTI02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3276   76/11/7 NR.WHITEFISH,MT       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 506
        TIME - 1630                    N8746B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 139 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KALISPELL,MT               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         WHITEFISH,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR FAILED DURING TAKEOFF FROM PLOWED FIELD. CONT FLT,FURTHER DMG ON LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8746B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8746B), registered now, S/N 36446, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, 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 19761107034449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761107034449A), Nov 7, 1976: Cessna 172, Whitefish, MT, Substantial damage. Nose gear failed during takeoff from plowed field. Cont flt,further dmg on ldg.

## Other investigations on N8746B (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 MKC67F0243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0243), Sep 26, 1966: Cessna 172 (N8746B), So.St.Paul, MN, 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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