# NTSB SEA69D0225: Cessna 180, N2865A, Elk City, ID, March 25, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1969
- Place: Elk City, ID · ELK CITY, ID
- Location: 45.8209° N, 115.4411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elk City, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8209&lon=-115.4411&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188608
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0225
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0225

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1011  69/3/25    ELK CITY,ID         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1380
        TIME - 1000                    N2865A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RED RIVER STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PLT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LDG DUE TO UNDETERMINED HIGH RATE OF FUEL CONSUMPTION.BROKE THRU SNOW CRUST
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2865A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2865A-1983-05-05), registration cancelled 1983-05-05, S/N 30065 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Red River Strip

## Other investigations on N2865A (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC80DAG78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG78), Jul 16, 1980: Cessna 180 (N2865A), Iliamna, AK, 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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