# NTSB SEA70A0011: Cessna 180, N3633C, Harrison, ID, August 24, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1969
- Place: Harrison, ID · HARRISON, ID
- Location: 47.4695° N, 116.8086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrison, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4695&lon=-116.8086&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160259
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70A0011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70A0011

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3337  69/8/24  NR.HARRISON,ID        CESSNA 180          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 700
        TIME - 1405                    N3633C              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          N.SPOKANE,WASH             HARRISON,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK POWERLINES 130 FT ABOVE BAY. POLES HIDDEN BY TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3633C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3633C-1970-06-16), registration cancelled 1970-06-16, S/N 31131 (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: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N3633C (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 DEN66D0135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0135), Sep 28, 1965: Cessna 180 (N3633C), Pearce, AZ, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.