# NTSB SEA71DDA06: Cessna 180, N2951C, Kirby, MT, August 16, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1970
- Place: Kirby, MT · KIRBY, MT
- Location: 45.3325° N, 106.9817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirby, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3325&lon=-106.9817&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111590
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DDA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DDA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3292  70/8/16    KIRBY,MONT          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 351
        TIME - 0600                    N2951C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 224 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KIRBY,MONT                  SHERIDAN,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- L WG HIT BRUSH,PULLED ACFT DOWN BANK. T/O ATTEMPT FROM DIRT RANCH ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2951C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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