# NTSB SEA76DTI08: Cessna 180H, N91226, Manchester, MT, August 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1975
- Place: Manchester, MT · MANCHESTER, MT
- Location: 47.5408° N, 111.4622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manchester, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5408&lon=-111.4622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DTI08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DTI08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3208  75/8/16    MANCHESTER,MT       CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 8000
        TIME - 1332                    N91226              PX-  0  0  2  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLACKBURN FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GREAT FALLS,MT              RETURN                       MANCHESTER,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- SHORT RWY,UNABLE TO CLR OBSTRUCTIONS AFTER TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91226](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91226-1976-05-15), registration cancelled 1976-05-15, S/N 18052012 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Blackburn Farm

## 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 19750816027859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750816027859A), Aug 16, 1975: Cessna 180H, Manchester, MT, Destroyed. Short rwy,unable to clr obstructions after tkof.

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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