# NTSB SEA66D0188: Cessna 180, N6494X, Babb, MT, December 29, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1965
- Place: Babb, MT · BABB, MT
- Location: 48.8879° N, 113.4511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Babb, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8879&lon=-113.4511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174268
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66D0188
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0188

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3711  65/12/29 NR.BABB MONT          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 3150
        TIME - 1300                    N6494X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2800 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION ON SNOW COVERED FROZEN LAKE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6494X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6494X-1972-11-17), registration cancelled 1972-11-17, S/N 18050994, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (registry code 2072610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6494X (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 SEA68D0127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0127), Sep 5, 1967: Cessna 180 (N6494X), Babb, MT, substantial damage

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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