# Accident 20190102016809A: Cessna 180, Townsend, MT, January 2, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2019, 16:50 local time
- Place: Townsend, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2892° N, 111.5194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2892&lon=-111.5194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4934A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4934A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190102016809A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 2, 2019, ABOUT 1650 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 180, AIRPLANE, N4934A, IMPACTED POWERLINES AND TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE NEAR THE MISSOURI RIVER ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF TOWNSEND, MONTANA. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE 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 WPR19LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA055), Jan 2, 2019: Cessna 180 (N4934A), Townsend, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines while maneuvering at low level, which resulted in a wire strike and subsequent impact with terrain.

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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