# NTSB SEA78DTI07: Cessna 150M, N45662, Conrad, MT, February 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1978
- Place: Conrad, MT · CONRAD, MT
- Location: 48.1741° N, 111.9466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conrad, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1741&lon=-111.9466&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, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143157
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DTI07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DTI07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0242   78/2/8    CONRAD,MT           CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 3552
        TIME - 1700                    N45662              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONRAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONRAD,MT                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- INST PLT DID NOT ACT SOON ENOUGH TO PREVENT GROUND LOOP.STRUCK SNOW BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45662](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45662), registered now, S/N 15077012, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Conrad

## 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 19780208001339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780208001339A), Feb 8, 1978: Cessna 150M, Conrad, MT, Substantial damage. Inst plt did not act soon enough to prevent ground loop. Struck snank.

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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