# NTSB SEA78FTI08: Cessna 172M, N9068H, Stevensville, MT, February 14, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1978
- Place: Stevensville, MT · STEVENSVILLE, MT
- Location: 46.5071° N, 114.0887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stevensville, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5071&lon=-114.0887&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143159
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FTI08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0244  78/2/14    STEVENSVILLE,MT     CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2496
        TIME - 1355                    N9068H              PX-  0  0  2  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MISSOUA,MT                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LANDED WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9068H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9068H), registered now, S/N 17265928, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, 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 19780214001539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780214001539A), Feb 14, 1978: Cessna 172M, Stevensville, MT, Substantial damage. Landed with no further 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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