# Accident 20150619009019A: Cessna 180A, Polson, MT, June 19, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2015, 13:30 local time
- Place: Polson, MT
- Airport: Polson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7053° N, 114.1917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7053&lon=-114.1917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9699B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9699B-2015-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,785 total, 290 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150619009019A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH TO POLSON, MT THE PILOT LOST ENGINE POWER. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD 1/2 MILE NORTH OF THE AIRPORT.  IN FLIGHT CARBURATOR ICING IS THE LIKELY CAUSE OF THE ENGINE POWER LOSS.  PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE ONBOARD, NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 WPR15LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA191), Jun 19, 2015: Cessna 180A (N9699B), Polson, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during approach for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## Other reports on N9699B (1)

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

- [Accident 19830102000759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830102000759A), Jan 2, 1983: Cessna 180 (N9699B), Monee, IL, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in a crosswind veered sharply off the runway and nosed over. Pilot unskilled in tailwheel type

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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