# NTSB DEN67F0279: Cessna 180, N4650B, Monticello, UT, April 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1967
- Place: Monticello, UT · MONTICELLO, UT
- Location: 37.8685° N, 109.3362° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monticello, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8685&lon=-109.3362&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67F0279
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0279

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1223  67/4/16    MONTICELLO, UT      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N4650B              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  AGE 29, 2189 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            721 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CANYONLANDS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL SPRING FAILED. LNDG ON SANDY RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4650B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4650B), registered now, S/N 31548, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Canyonlands

## Other investigations on N4650B (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 DEN71DXT16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DXT16), Sep 6, 1970: Cessna 180 (N4650B), Aneth, UT, substantial damage

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.

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