# NTSB SEA70D0038: Cessna 180, N4688U, Boise, ID, July 31, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1969
- Place: Boise, ID · BOISE, ID
- Location: 43.6135° N, 116.2035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6135&lon=-116.2035&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170334
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70D0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70D0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2392  69/7/31    BOISE,ID            CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1445                    N4688U              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 24, 3500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            455 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLOATING FEATHER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                    BOISE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
        REMARKS- NO NOTAM PUBLISHED THAT RNWY WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4688U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4688U), registered now, S/N 18051388, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180g) (registry code 2072616) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Floating Feather

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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