# NTSB SEA72FTI23: Cessna 180, N4679A, Anaconda, MT, June 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1972
- Place: Anaconda, MT · ANACONDA, MT
- Location: 46.1285° N, 112.9423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anaconda, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1285&lon=-112.9423&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166967
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72FTI23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FTI23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2012  72/6/16    ANACONDA,MONT       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1510                    N4679A              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  AGE 37, 984 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            225 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANACONDA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUTTE,MONT                  LIBBY,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      75
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          165                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 25K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4679A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4679A), registered now, S/N 32276, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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: Anaconda

## Other investigations on N4679A (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 SEA67D0049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0049), Jun 15, 1966: Cessna 180 (N4679A), Ocean Shores, WA, 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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