# NTSB MKC79DTK07: Cessna 180, N2698Y, Bullhead, SD, February 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1979
- Place: Bullhead, SD · BULLHEAD, SD
- Location: 45.7728° N, 101.0814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bullhead, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7728&lon=-101.0814&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137280
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DTK07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTK07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0347  79/2/19    BULLHEAD,SD         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 4095
        TIME - 0720                    N2698Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2976 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COTTONWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BULLHEAD,SD                 HAZEN,ND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2698Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2698Y-2014-09-05), registration cancelled 2014-09-05, S/N 18051198, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (registry code 2072614) (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: Cottonwood

## Other investigations on N2698Y (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 WPR09FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA154), Mar 17, 2009: Cessna 180F (N2698Y), Townsend, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees and terrain while maneuvering at a low altitude.

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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