# NTSB SEA69F0254: Cessna 180A, N180F, Harrison, MT, May 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1969
- Place: Harrison, MT · HARRISON, MT
- Location: 45.7044° N, 111.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrison, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7044&lon=-111.7844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177463
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69F0254
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69F0254

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1447   69/5/9    HARRISON,MONT       CESSNA 180A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1995
        TIME - 1900                    N180F               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 602 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  450                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  4900
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- STRUCK POWER LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N180F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- 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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