# NTSB DEN80FTI09: Cessna 182, N52368, Monarch, MT, June 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1980
- Place: Monarch, MT · MONARCH, MT
- Location: 47.1003° N, 110.8448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monarch, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1003&lon=-110.8448&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130539
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTI09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTI09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2543  80/6/21  NR.MONARCH,MT         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N52368              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREAT FALLS,MT             MONARCH,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- GRASS FLD WITH DOWNSLOPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52368](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52368), registered now, S/N 18262556, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (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: Grass Field

## 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 19800621021869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800621021869A), Jun 21, 1980: Cessna 182P, Monarch, MT, Substantial damage. Overshot chosen off-airport landing area by landing downwind and downhill. Struck a tree.

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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