# NTSB SEA79FTI26: Cessna 172K, N84445, Three Forks, MT, September 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1979
- Place: Three Forks, MT · THREE FORKS, MT
- Location: 45.8896° N, 111.5527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Three Forks, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8896&lon=-111.5527&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133981
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FTI26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTI26

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2412  79/9/27  NR.THREE FORKS,MT     CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1140                    N84445              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELGRADE,MT                THREE FORKS,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        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                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           70                                                      310
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DRG LNDG FLARE,ACFT DRIFT OFF STRIP INTO SOFT BARLEY STUBBLE FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84445](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84445-1989-05-18), registration cancelled 1989-05-18, S/N 17258473 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm 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 19790927024809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790927024809A), Sep 27, 1979: Cessna 172K, Three Forks, MT, Substantial damage. On landing, pilot allowed aircraft to drift into soft dirt beside runway . Aircraft nosed over.

## Other investigations on N84445 (1)

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 SEA88LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA144), Aug 5, 1988: Cessna 172K (N84445), Moses Lake, WA, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.