# NTSB SEA66F0270: Cessna 180, N4531B, Dutton, MT, May 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1966
- Place: Dutton, MT · DUTTON, MT
- Location: 47.8475° N, 111.7143° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dutton, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8475&lon=-111.7143&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171736
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66F0270
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0270

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1301  66/5/19  NR.DUTTON MONT        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 2060
        TIME - 0900                    N4531B              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 685 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3700                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- AFTER COMPLETING SWATH RUNS PILOT MADE LOW TURN.LOOKED DOWN TO TUNE RADIO-WING TIP STRUCK GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4531B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4531B-1966-06-23), registration cancelled 1966-06-23, S/N 31430 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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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