# NTSB DEN81DTI09: Cessna 180, N3431Y, Jackson, MT, June 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1981
- Place: Jackson, MT · JACKSON, MT
- Location: 45.3679° N, 113.4097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3679&lon=-113.4097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125236
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81DTI09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTI09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2470   81/6/5  NR.JACKSON,MT         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 170
        TIME - 1120                    N3431Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         JACKSON,MT                   MOOSE CREEK,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK SOFT SPOT ON GRASS STRIP,LEFT MAIN LANDING GR TORE OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3431Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3431Y), registered now, S/N 18051931, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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: Private

## 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 19810605035839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810605035839A), Jun 5, 1981: Cessna 180, Jackson, MT, Substantial damage. During takeoff, aircraft hit soft spot causing airplane to veer, collapsing one landing gear.

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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