# NTSB SEA76FTI33: Cessna 182, N7251E, Seeley Lake, MT, July 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1976
- Place: Seeley Lake, MT · SEELEY LAKE, MT
- Location: 47.1705° N, 113.4586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seeley Lake, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1705&lon=-113.4586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154780
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76FTI33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTI33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2208  76/7/25    SEELEY LAKE,MT      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 510
        TIME - 1330                    N7251E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLD SEELEY LK APT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MISSOULA,MT                 SEELEY LAKE,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- LNDD ON FOREST SERVICE HELO LDG AREA,HIT DITCH AT MIDFIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7251E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7251E), registered now, S/N 52251, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (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: Old Seeley Lk Apt

## 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 19760725022299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760725022299A), Jul 25, 1976: Cessna 182, Seeley Lake, MT, Substantial damage. Lndd on forest service helo ldg area,hit ditch at midfield.

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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