# Accident 19950907047729A: Cessna 180J, Browning, MT, September 7, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1995, 10:30 local time
- Place: Browning, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5896° N, 113.2709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5896&lon=-113.2709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7820K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7820K-1996-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT O470S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950907047729A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A RIDGE WHILE SCUD RUNNING IN CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAINS. HAD UNSECURED HEAVY OBJECTS ON BOARD. NO BRIEFING.

## 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 SEA95FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA209), Sep 7, 1995: Cessna 180J (N7820K), Browning, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: CLEARANCE FROM THE GROUND WAS NOT MAINTAINED WHILE ATTEMPTING A VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS FOG.

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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