# NTSB SEA79DTI22: Cessna 182, N6166B, Schafer, MT, July 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1979
- Place: Schafer, MT · SCHAFER, MT
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DTI22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DTI22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1163  79/7/21    SCHAFER,MT          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 213
        TIME - 0845                    N6166B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - U.S.F.S. STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARE,MT                     SCHAFER,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- FLY IN. ACFT PARKED ON APCH END OF RWY PLUS OTHER AREAS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6166B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6166B-1993-05-24), registration cancelled 1993-05-24, S/N 34166 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: U.S.F.S. 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 19790721016399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790721016399A), Jul 21, 1979: Cessna 182, Schafer, MT, Substantial damage. Landed long on wet grass. Ran off end of runway and down an embankment.

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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