# NTSB SEA78FTA07: Cessna TU206, N357DP, Zortman, MT, December 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1977
- Place: Zortman, MT · ZORTMAN, MT
- Location: 47.9167° N, 108.5090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zortman, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9167&lon=-108.5090&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144355
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FTA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3798  77/12/12   ZORTMAN,MT          CESSNA TU206        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 747
        TIME - 1330                    N357DP              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 386 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZORTMAN STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BILLINGS,MT                 ZORTMAN,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 8000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           45                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ICE/WATER ON RWY.ACFT DRIFTED OFF R SIDE INTO ROCKS.GUSTS TO 30KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N357DP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Zortman Strip

## 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 19771212038179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771212038179A), Dec 12, 1977: Cessna U206, Zortman, MT, Substantial damage. Ice/water on rwy. Acft drifted off r side into rocks. Gusts to 30KTS.

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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