# NTSB SEA72FTI20: Cessna 180, N8679X, Shelby, MT, May 29, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1972
- Place: Shelby, MT · SHELBY, MT
- Location: 48.5022° N, 111.8621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelby, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5022&lon=-111.8621&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167070
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72FTI20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FTI20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1932  72/5/29    SHELBY,MONT         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 3172
        TIME - 1130                    N8679X              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1136 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHELBY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHELBY,MONT                 SUNBURST,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SEAT SLID BACK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8679X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8679X), registered now, S/N 18051079, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (registry code 2072612) (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
- Airport: Shelby

## Other investigations on N8679X (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 DEN90LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA105), May 6, 1990: Cessna C-180E (N8679X), Helena, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE MALFUNCTION OF THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY.

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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