# NTSB SEA67D0194: Cessna 180, N2493F, Swan Lake, MT, November 11, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1966
- Place: Swan Lake, MT · SWAN LAKE, MT
- Location: 47.9361° N, 113.7997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swan Lake, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9361&lon=-113.7997&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178773
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0194
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0194

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4231  66/11/11   SWAN LAKE MONT      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N2493F              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 36, 2500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOW CREEK USFS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- LNDG AREA COVERED BY 4-6 IN OLD SNOW TOPPED BY 1 IN HARD CRUST AND 4-6 IN NEW SNOW.ADVSY NOT AVAIL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2493F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meadow Creek Usfs

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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