# Accident 19830424018749A: Cessna 180C, Ft Smith, MT, April 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1983, 16:30 local time
- Place: Ft Smith, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6990° N, 107.6893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6990&lon=-107.6893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9171T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9171T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180C (registry code 2072608, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 517 total, 20 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830424018749A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT THE SECOND TIME ON SAME FLIGHT. UNLIKE FIRST LANDING, NOSED OVER. RIDGES IN RUBBER TANKS A SUSPECT.

## 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 DEN83LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA102), Apr 24, 1983: Cessna 180 (N9171T), Ft. Smith, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9171T (1)

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

- [Accident 19760128008789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760128008789A), Jan 28, 1976: Cessna 180C (N9171T), Intl Falls, MN, Substantial damage. Drg exam of wheel hub old and new cracks found.

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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