# Accident 19731015032469A: Cessna 180E, Bozeman, MT, October 15, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1973
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 45.6839° N, 111.0576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bozeman, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6839&lon=-111.0576&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5673B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5673B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305A (registry code 2074002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,224 total, 500 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74FTI11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FTI11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731015032469A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TELFON WIRES. LDG DUE OBSCURED MTN PASS.

## 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 SEA74FTI11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FTI11), Oct 15, 1973: Cessna 182 (N5673B), Bozeman, MT, destroyed

## Other reports on N5673B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20240825017409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240825017409A), Aug 25, 2024: Cessna 305A (N5673B), Sterling, MA, Substantial damage. On 25 August 2024, at 1915(z) the FAA received notice regarding an accident involving a Cessna 305 landed on runway and during landing roll out ground looped…

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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