# NTSB SEA79FTA06: Cessna 195, N4324N, Baker, MT, December 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1978
- Place: Baker, MT · BAKER, MT
- Location: 46.3649° N, 104.2733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baker, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3649&lon=-104.2733&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 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139240
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FTA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3654  78/12/11   BAKER,MT            CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 2150
        TIME - 1130                    N4324N              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAKER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STURGIS,SD                  BAKER,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           20                                                      225
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           25                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- R GR CAUGHT ICY RUTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4324N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4324N), registered now, S/N 7085, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Registry model: [Cessna 195A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (registry code 2073110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs L4 /R755-7](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (registry code 35003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Baker

## 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 19781211038719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781211038719A), Dec 11, 1978: Cessna LC126C, Baker, MT, Substantial damage. R gr caught icy ruts.

## Other investigations on N4324N (2)

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.

- [NTSB WPR13CA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA409), Sep 14, 2013: Cessna 195A (N4324N), Meadow Creek, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll on a rough turf runway.
- [NTSB OAK73FVG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVG28), Oct 18, 1972: Cessna 195 (N4324N), Vacaville, CA, substantial 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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