# NTSB SEA70F0027: Cessna 180, N5194E, Birney, MT, July 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1969
- Place: Birney, MT · BIRNEY, MT
- Location: 45.4155° N, 106.4934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birney, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4155&lon=-106.4934&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169680
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70F0027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70F0027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2311  69/7/22    BIRNEY,MONT         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 2300
        TIME - 1615                    N5194E              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUARTER CIRCLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5194E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5194E), registered now, S/N 50494, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (registry code 2072606) (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: Quarter Circle

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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