# NTSB SEA74DTI09: Cessna 182, N8957G, Missoula, MT, September 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1973
- Place: Missoula, MT · MISSOULA, MT
- Location: 46.8721° N, 113.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Missoula, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8721&lon=-113.9940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188263
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DTI09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTI09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3247  73/9/10    MISSOULA,MONT       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0655                    N8957G              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     AGE 29, 4000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MISSOULA,MONT               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- GAME SURVEY.TURNED TOWARD RISING TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8957G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8957G-1974-05-10), registration cancelled 1974-05-10, S/N 18260497 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730) (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 19730910027599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730910027599A), Sep 10, 1973: Cessna 182N, Missoula, MT, Substantial damage. Game survey. Turned toward rising terrain.

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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