# NTSB SEA69D0209: Cessna 180, N2447F, Choteau, MT, March 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1969
- Place: Choteau, MT · CHOTEAU, MT
- Location: 47.8137° N, 112.1794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Choteau, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8137&lon=-112.1794&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190843
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0209
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0209

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0468   69/3/2    CHOTEAU,MONT        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 9036
        TIME - 1400                    N2447F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5121 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ICY
        REMARKS- LANDED ON ICY ROAD,HIT TELEPHONE POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2447F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2447F-1970-01-08), registration cancelled 1970-01-08, S/N 18051647 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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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