# NTSB SEA74DTI06: Cessna 180, N5067E, Ferndale, MT, August 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1974
- Place: Ferndale, MT · FERNDALE, MT
- Location: 48.0516° N, 114.0073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ferndale, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0516&lon=-114.0073&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138627
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DTI06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTI06-138627

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4185   74/8/4    FERNDALE,MONT       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1615                    N5067E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  39, 12000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            602 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TROUT CREEK,MONT            FERNDALE,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- SHORT PASTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5067E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5067E), registered now, S/N 50367, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (registry code 2072606) (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

## 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 19740804024599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740804024599A), Aug 4, 1974: Cessna 180B, Ferndale, MT, Substantial damage. Short pasture.

## Other investigations on N5067E (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 GAA15CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA125), Jun 6, 2015: Cessna 180B (N5067E), Waterloo, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The incorrect installation of the secondary seat stop reel which resulted in the pilot's loss of control when the seat moved full aft during takeoff.

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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