# NTSB Accident SEA96LA153
> **Cessna 170B** · 1996-07-12 · LEWISTOWN, MT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA96LA153
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06370
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-07-12
- **Location:** LEWISTOWN, MT, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 170B
- **Registration:** N3156A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate compensation for the changing wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve.  The sudden windshift was a related factor.

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