# NTSB SEA66F0033: Cessna 182A, N2099G, Shelby, MT, April 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1965
- Place: Shelby, MT · SHELBY, MT
- Location: 48.5022° N, 111.8621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelby, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5022&lon=-111.8621&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178620
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66F0033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2082  65/4/20  NR.SHELBY MONT        CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 538
        TIME - 1800                    N2099G              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT 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 - WET,SOFT GROUND
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: MOTORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  FUMES IN CABIN
        REMARKS- ROTATING BEACON MOTOR MALFUNCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2099G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2099G), registered now, S/N 51399, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (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

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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