# NTSB MKC70D0023: Cessna 180, N2479F, N.West Angle, MN, June 4, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1969
- Place: N.West Angle, MN · N.WEST ANGLE, MN
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174670
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1765   69/6/4    N.WEST ANGLE,MINN   CESSNA 180          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 5640
        TIME - 1107                    N2479F              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 5620 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED. MAKING FOOD DROP TO ISOLATED CAMP. CRASHED IN SWAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2479F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2479F-2010-12-16), registration cancelled 2010-12-16, S/N 18051681, built 1966 (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: Destroyed

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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