# NTSB SEA72FTI09: Cessna 150, N6180T, Chinook, MT, October 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1971
- Place: Chinook, MT · CHINOOK, MT
- Location: 48.5901° N, 109.2318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chinook, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5901&lon=-109.2318&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163879
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72FTI09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FTI09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3502  71/10/24   CHINOOK,MONT        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 0400                    N6180T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINOOK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHINOOK,MONT                HARLEM,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- LOST CTL DURG TURN OVR UNLGTD AREA SHORTLY AFT TKOF.HAD HUNTED ALL DAY,GONE TO DANCE PRIOR FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6180T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6180T-1972-01-04), registration cancelled 1972-01-04, S/N 15060880 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Chinook

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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