# Incident 20180703009041I: Cessna 180J, Fortine, MT, July 3, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2018, 16:00 local time
- Place: Fortine, MT
- Airport: Stonehinge Museum
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7701° N, 114.8860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fortine, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7701&lon=-114.8860&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180BF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180BF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180703009041I

## Narrative

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

^MR. COMUNALE^ WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 13 ON A RIGHT CROSSWIND. UPON TAKE OFF, HE VEERED OFF THE CENTERLINE AND HIS RIGHT WING HIT ANOTHER PARKED AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N180BF (1)

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

- [Accident 19950303003149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950303003149A), Mar 3, 1995: Cessna 180J (N180BF), West Dover, VT, Substantial damage. Lost power. Landed frozen lake. Nosed over in 2 ft of snow. Engine ran normal in test. Indicates carburetor icing.

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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