# NTSB SEA71DYA31: Cessna 182L, N42150, Montpelier, ID, May 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1971
- Place: Montpelier, ID · MONTPELIER, ID
- Location: 42.3260° N, 111.2988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montpelier, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3260&lon=-111.2988&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161273
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DYA31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DYA31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1498   71/5/7    MONTPELIER,ID       CESSNA 182L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 450
        TIME - 1200                    N42150              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 387 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           MONTPELIER,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- LANDED ON DIRT ROAD L WHEEL HIT WATER AND MUD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42150](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42150), registered now, S/N 18258875, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (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

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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