# Accident 19790225003569A: Cessna 180, Miles City, MT, February 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Miles City, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4058° N, 105.8389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miles City, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4058&lon=-105.8389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9434C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9434C-2018-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 790 total, 123 in this make and model, 173 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FTA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790225003569A

## Narrative

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

TKOF ABORTED DUE TO ROUGH ENGINE. NO CAUSE FOUND. POSSIBLY FUEL FAILED TO FEED DUE TO NOSE LOW ATTITUDE ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 SEA79FTA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA09), Feb 25, 1979: Cessna 180 (N9434C), Miles City, MT, destroyed

## Other reports on N9434C (1)

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

- [Accident 19770227002749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770227002749A), Feb 27, 1977: Cessna 180 (N9434C), New Braunfels, TX, 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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