# NTSB SEA72FTA01: Cessna 180D, N8609X, Lodge Grass, MT, July 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1971
- Place: Lodge Grass, MT · LODGE GRASS, MT
- Location: 45.3143° N, 107.3678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lodge Grass, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3143&lon=-107.3678&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162579
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72FTA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FTA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2420   71/7/6    LODGE GRASS,MONT    CESSNA 180D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 546
        TIME - 0940                    N8609X              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTON,WYO                  WYOLA,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- ATMPTD LDG IN STUBBLE HAY FLD,BOUNCED,HIT FENCE,GND LOOPED TO AVOID DEEP RAVINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8609X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8609X), registered now, S/N 18051009 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180D
- Registry model: [Cessna 180D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (registry code 2072610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470-L](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-l) (registry code 17374, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8609X (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 SEA05CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA033), Jan 10, 2005: Cessna 180 (N8609X), Billings, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and his failure to maintain aircraft control. The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing is a contributing factor.

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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