# NTSB SEA67F0255: Cessna 182, N9384X, Helena, MT, January 31, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1967
- Place: Helena, MT · HELENA, MT
- Location: 46.5955° N, 112.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Helena, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5955&lon=-112.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118753
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67F0255
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0255

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0294  67/1/31    HELENA,MONT         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 158
        TIME - 1300                    N9384X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HELENA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- PLT ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO VIBRATIONS IN ACFT.NOSE GR/FORK FAILED AT AN OLD, PROGRESSIVE CRACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9384X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9384X-1973-11-12), registration cancelled 1973-11-12, S/N 18253784 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Helena

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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