# NTSB SEA67D0102: Cessna 180, N5156E, W.Yellowstone, MT, August 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1966
- Place: W.Yellowstone, MT · W.YELLOWSTONE, MT
- Location: 44.6622° N, 111.1070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Yellowstone, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6622&lon=-111.1070&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121908
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3505   66/8/3    W.YELLOWSTONE MON   CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 337
        TIME - 1535                    N5156E              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YELLOWSTONE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PILOT REACHED FOR MICROPHONE DURING CROSSWIND LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5156E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5156E), registered now, S/N 50456, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (registry code 2072606) (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: Yellowstone

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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