# NTSB SEA76AS018: Cessna 182N, N9165G, Baker, MT, October 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1975
- Place: Baker, MT · BAKER, MT
- Location: 46.3649° N, 104.2733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baker, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3649&lon=-104.2733&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151090
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76AS018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3212  75/10/11   BAKER,MT            CESSNA 182N         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 7250
        TIME - 1735                    N9165G              PX-  1  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAKER MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKER,MT                    SKY RANCH,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: VACUUM SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DEP TURN L,THEN ROLLED INTO STEEP DESCENDING R TURN.PLT BLOOD ALC 284MG%.VAC REG ADJUST SET LOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9165G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9165G-1975-12-15), registration cancelled 1975-12-15, S/N 18260705 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Registry model: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Baker Muni

## 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 19751011035309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751011035309A), Oct 11, 1975: Cessna 182N, Baker, MT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Dep turn l,then rolled into steep descending r turn. Plt blood alc 284MG .vac reg adjust set low.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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