# NTSB SEA70A0026: Cessna 180, N4951A, Conrad, MT, December 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1969
- Place: Conrad, MT · CONRAD, MT
- Location: 48.1741° N, 111.9466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conrad, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1741&lon=-111.9466&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149134
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70A0026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70A0026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3509  69/12/19 NR.CONRAD,MONT        CESSNA 180          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 237
        TIME - 0215                    N4951A              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 187 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREAT FALLS,MONT            CUTBANK,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO ENROUTE IFR CONDITIONS. PLTS FLT TIME AS OF 12/12/67.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4951A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4951A-1970-06-23), registration cancelled 1970-06-23, S/N 32348 (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 N4951A (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 UNK64X2905](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2905), Jul 18, 1964: Cessna 180 (N4951A), Choteau, MT, 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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