# Accident 19931003037449A: Cessna 180H, Denton, MT, October 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1993, 12:20 local time
- Place: Denton, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4492° N, 109.9193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4492&lon=-109.9193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9002M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9002M-2018-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 650 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931003037449A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF FROM A ROAD. REPORTED HIGH SINK RATE ON CLIMBING CROSSWIND LEG. CRASHED. POWERLINES CROSS GRAVEL ROAD.

## 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 SEA94LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA003), Oct 3, 1993: Cessna 180H (N9002M), Denton, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE WITH TERRAIN. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE UNFAVORABLE WINDS AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADQUATE COMPENSATION (PREMATURE…

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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