# Accident 20090317002319A: Cessna 180F, Townsend, MT, March 17, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2009, 14:45 local time
- Place: Townsend, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4186° N, 111.5769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4186&lon=-111.5769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2698Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2698Y-2014-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180F (registry code 2072614, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,100 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090317002319A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 17, 2009, ABOUT 1445 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 180F AIRPLANE, N2698Y, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR TOWNSEND, MONTANA. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO MOUNTAIN FLYING LLC OF HELENA, MONTANA AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.  THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS KILLED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT.  THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE GALLATIN FIELD AIRPORT, BOZEMAN, MONTANA, ABOUT 1411 WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF HELENA, MONTANA.

## 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 WPR09FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA154), Mar 17, 2009: Cessna 180F (N2698Y), Townsend, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees and terrain while maneuvering at a low altitude.

## Other reports on N2698Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19790226037189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790226037189A), Feb 26, 1979: Cessna 180 (N2698Y), Mclaughlin, SD, Substantial damage. Unable to gain flying speed on snow packed private runway. Aborted takeoff, nosed over.

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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