# NTSB SEA79DTI12: Cessna 172, N4343L, Valier, MT, April 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1979
- Place: Valier, MT · VALIER, MT
- Location: 48.3055° N, 112.2522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valier, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3055&lon=-112.2522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136978
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DTI12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DTI12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0754   79/4/5    VALIER,MT           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 340
        TIME - 1725                    N4343L              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 126 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALIER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAVRE,MT                    KALISPELL,MT
        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
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4343L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4343L), registered now, S/N 17254414, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Valier

## 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 19790405006459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790405006459A), Apr 5, 1979: Cessna 172, Valier, MT, Substantial damage. The aircraft struck snow and sod on the runway while landing and nosed over.

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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