# NTSB SEA71DDG20: Cessna 182, N71654, Dutton, MT, December 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1970
- Place: Dutton, MT · DUTTON, MT
- Location: 47.8475° N, 111.7143° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dutton, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8475&lon=-111.7143&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DDG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DDG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4479  70/12/17 NR.DUTTON,MONT        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 12000
        TIME - 1000                    N71654              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 4800 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DUTTON,MONT                  ETHRIDGE MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL
        REMARKS- TAXIING ON ROAD GRAVEL LODGED IN L WHEEL BRAKE DISC,ACFT SWERVED L INTO DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71654](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71654-2004-04-05), registration cancelled 2004-04-05, S/N 18259705, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (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

## Other investigations on N71654 (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA93LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA090), Apr 8, 1993: Cessna 182M (N71654), Hamilton, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS.

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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