# Accident 20220903015349A: Cessna 180, Seeley Lake, MT, September 3, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2022, 15:13 local time
- Place: Seeley Lake, MT
- Airport: Seeley Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1636° N, 113.4458° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1636&lon=-113.4458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3135D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3135D) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA337) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220903015349A

## Narrative

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

AT ABOUT 1513 ON 9/3/2022, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE FLYING FROM LONGMONT, CO (KLMO) TO  SEELEY LAKE AIRPORT (23S).  THE PILOTS FLEW BETWEEN 100 AND 200 FEET OVER THE RUNWAY TO LOOK FOR ANY ANIMALS OR OBSTACLES ON THE RUNWAY.  WHILE CIRCLING BACK AROUND FOR A LANDING, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 4,000 FT SSW OF RWY 34.

## 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 WPR22LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA337), Sep 3, 2022: Cessna 180 (N3135D), Seeley Lake, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of unporting of the fuel.

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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