# Accident 19870630027209A: Cessna 182M, Livingston, MT, June 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1987, 08:30 local time
- Place: Livingston, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7007° N, 110.5309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7007&lon=-110.5309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70952, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70952-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 456 total, 87 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870630027209A

## Narrative

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

STALLED INTO TREES ON A RIDGE DURING LOW LEVEL SEARCH FOR A LOST AIRCRAFT. PILOT BLAMED A DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 DEN87LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA163), Jun 30, 1987: Cessna 182M (N70952), Livingston, 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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