# NTSB SEA74DTA18: Cessna 182, N3499U, Miles City, MT, March 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1974
- Place: Miles City, MT · MILES CITY, MT
- Location: 46.4058° N, 105.8389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miles City, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4058&lon=-105.8389&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186625
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DTA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0449  74/3/12    MILES CITY,MONT     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 1800
        TIME - 1810                    N3499U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEZUM RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILES CITY,MONT             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL HIT SOFT SPOT DURING ATTEMPTED TURN ARND TO AVOID TAXI BACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3499U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3499U-2002-02-13), registration cancelled 2002-02-13, S/N 18254899, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (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: Chezum Ranch

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740312004299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740312004299A), Mar 12, 1974: Cessna 182F, Miles City, MT, Substantial damage. Nose wheel hit soft spot during attempted turn arnd to avoid taxi back.

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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