# NTSB SEA70DDA01: Cessna 180E, N8680X, Ashland, MT, January 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1970
- Place: Ashland, MT · ASHLAND, MT
- Location: 45.5977° N, 106.2975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5977&lon=-106.2975&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142266
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70DDA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70DDA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0242   70/1/5    ASHLAND,MONT        CESSNA 180E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1055
        TIME - 1600                    N8680X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 435 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST LABRE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ICY
        REMARKS- CAR DRIVING ON ICY ACCESS ROAD,CLOSE TO TAXIWAY,SKIDDED INTO ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8680X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8680X), registered now, S/N 18051080, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180E
- Registry model: [Cessna 180E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (registry code 2072612) (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: St Labre

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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