# NTSB DEN81FTA06: Cessna 182, N2315G, Wolf Point, MT, March 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1981
- Place: Wolf Point, MT · WOLF POINT, MT
- Location: 48.0931° N, 105.6414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wolf Point, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0931&lon=-105.6414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127429
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0367  81/3/24    WOLF POINT,MT       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 797
        TIME - 1150                    N2315G              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 747 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOLF POINT INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOLF POINT,MT               BILLINGS,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2315G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2315G), registered now, S/N 51615, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Wolf Point Intl

## 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 19810324012659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810324012659A), Mar 24, 1981: Cessna 182B, Wolf Point, MT, Substantial damage. The pilot allowed the aircraft to fly back onto the runway after takeoff causing the firewall to buckle.

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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