# Accident 19730910027599A: Cessna 182N, Missoula, MT, September 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1973
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 46.8721° N, 113.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Missoula, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8721&lon=-113.9940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8957G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8957G-1974-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DTI09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTI09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730910027599A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GAME SURVEY.TURNED TOWARD RISING TERRAIN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 SEA74DTI09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTI09), Sep 10, 1973: Cessna 182 (N8957G), Missoula, MT, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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