# NTSB SEA78FTA09: Cessna 150, N61067, Peerless, MT, December 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1977
- Place: Peerless, MT · PEERLESS, MT
- Location: 48.7823° N, 105.8304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peerless, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7823&lon=-105.8304&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144354
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FTA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3797  77/12/17   PEERLESS,MT         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 134
        TIME - 1130                    N61067              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEERLESS,MT                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDD ON PVT STRIP COVERED WITH CRUSTED SNOW.NOSE GR BROKE THRU CRUST AND COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61067](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61067), registered now, S/N 15070777, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: Private 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 19771217038249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771217038249A), Dec 17, 1977: Cessna 150J, Peerless, MT, Substantial damage. Lndd on pvt strip covered with crusted snow. Nose gr broke thru crust and collapsed.

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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