# NTSB SEA79DTI20: Cessna 170B, N8051A, Cut Bank, MT, July 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1979
- Place: Cut Bank, MT · CUT BANK, MT
- Location: 48.6341° N, 112.3301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cut Bank, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6341&lon=-112.3301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135625
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DTI20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DTI20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1164  79/7/18  NR.CUT BANK,MT        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 18, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 2045                    N8051A              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LINDBERG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CUT BANK,MT                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- NARROW STRIP,DITCH ON R SIDE. HIT TRACTOR ON L.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8051A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8051A), registered now, S/N 20903, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lindberg

## 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 19790718016389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790718016389A), Jul 18, 1979: Cessna 170B, Cut Bank, MT, Substantial damage. Struck farm tractor during landing roll on private strip. Improperly aligned with runway.

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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