# NTSB DEN80FTA20: Cessna 182, N2478Q, Winifred, MT, August 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1980
- Place: Winifred, MT · WINIFRED, MT
- Location: 47.5613° N, 109.3765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winifred, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5613&lon=-109.3765&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129206
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2612  80/8/23  NR.WINIFRED,MT        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2030                    N2478Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  30, 2840 TOTAL HOURS, 950
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENDIVE,MT                 GREAT FALLS,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LN WHILE PRACTICING AERIAL APPLICATION AT DUSK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2478Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2478Q), registered now, S/N 18257678, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800823039019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800823039019A), Aug 23, 1980: Cessna 182K, Winifred, MT, Substantial damage. Pilot flying low practicing aerial application hit high tension wires.

## Other investigations on N2478Q (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 DEN82DA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA051), Mar 29, 1982: Cessna 182K (N2478Q), St. Ignatius, MT, 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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