# NTSB SEA78DTI02: Cessna 310G, N8984Z, Belgrade, MT, October 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1977
- Place: Belgrade, MT · BELGRADE, MT
- Location: 45.7827° N, 111.1783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belgrade, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7827&lon=-111.1783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144537
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DTI02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DTI02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3382  77/10/20   BELGRADE,MT         CESSNA 310G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N8984Z              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 24, 2172 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            32 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLATIN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELGRADE,MT                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- FLUID LEAK PAST O RING,RT BRAKE LOWER ACTUATING CYLINDER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8984Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8984Z-2013-07-08), registration cancelled 2013-07-08, S/N 310G0084, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310G
- Registry model: [Cessna 310G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310g) (registry code 2074218) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gallatin Field

## 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 19771020033649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771020033649A), Oct 20, 1977: Cessna 310G, Belgrade, MT, Substantial damage. Fluid leak past o ring,rt brake lower actuating cylinder.

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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