# NTSB SEA70AS039: Cessna 182H, N1941X, Arlee, MT, May 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1970
- Place: Arlee, MT · ARLEE, MT
- Location: 47.1681° N, 114.0836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlee, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1681&lon=-114.0836&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125372
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70AS039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70AS039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0452   70/5/7  NR.ARLEE,MONT         CESSNA 182H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 205
        TIME - 1040                    N1941X              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EVARO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPOKANE,WASH                MISSOULA,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      THUNDERSTORM, SLEET
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      45
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- CLOUDS OBSCURED MT TOPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1941X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1941X-1970-10-01), registration cancelled 1970-10-01, S/N 18256041, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Evaro

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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