# NTSB SEA75FTA09: Cessna 180D, N6421X, Circle, MT, September 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1974
- Place: Circle, MT · CIRCLE, MT
- Location: 47.4177° N, 105.5870° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Circle, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4177&lon=-105.5870&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136837
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75FTA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2745  74/9/15    CIRCLE,MONT         CESSNA 180D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1668
        TIME - 1600                    N6421X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 196 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCONE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOLF POINT,MONT             CIRCLE,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- MIXT CTL INADVERTENTLY SHUT OFF.ATMTNG TO USE CARB HEAT.STRETCHING GLIDE TO CLR DITCH SHORT OF RWY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6421X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6421X), registered now, S/N 18050921, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180D
- Registry model: [Cessna 180D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (registry code 2072610) (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: Mccone County

## 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 19740915029469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740915029469A), Sep 15, 1974: Cessna 180D, Circle, MT, Substantial damage. Mixt ctl inadvertently shut off. Atmtng to use carb heat. Stretching glide to clr ditch short of rwy

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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