# NTSB DEN71DXT16: Cessna 180, N4650B, Aneth, UT, September 6, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1970
- Place: Aneth, UT · ANETH, UT
- Location: 37.2184° N, 109.1622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aneth, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2184&lon=-109.1622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134407
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DXT16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DXT16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3660   70/9/6    ANETH,UT            CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 0930                    N4650B              PX-  0  0  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         4723 TOTAL HOURS, 1632 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANETH,UT                    MONTEZUMA CREEK,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LOOKING FOR FLOOD VICTIMS.PLT STATED DUST-DEVIL LIFTED TAIL,SLAMMED DWN,SIDE LOAD.TAIL CONE DMGD.
```

## 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

## 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 DEN67F0279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0279), Apr 16, 1967: Cessna 180 (N4650B), Monticello, 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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