# NTSB SEA79FTI17: Cessna 140, N77318, Brady, MT, June 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1979
- Place: Brady, MT · BRADY, MT
- Location: 48.0279° N, 111.8441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brady, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0279&lon=-111.8441&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FTI17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTI17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0967   79/6/8  NR.BRADY,MT           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2000                    N77318              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  31, 4960 TOTAL HOURS, 94
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPOKANE,WA                  CARTER,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     315
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PIC LANDED ON RANCH ROAD TO ASK DIRECTIONS.WIND GUST.LEFT WHEEL WENT OFF SHOULDER INTO DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77318](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77318-2013-07-29), registration cancelled 2013-07-29, S/N 11760, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, 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 19790608010929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790608010929A), Jun 8, 1979: Cessna 140, Brady, MT, Substantial damage. Pilot made precautionary landing on road lost directional control during roll out resulting in crash.

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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