# NTSB SEA77FTA27: Cessna 180, N968K, Biddle, MT, July 28, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1977
- Place: Biddle, MT · BIDDLE, MT
- Location: 45.1051° N, 105.3115° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Biddle, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1051&lon=-105.3115&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146679
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FTA27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1664  77/7/28    BIDDLE,MT           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 1646
        TIME - 1700                    N968K               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIDDLE,MT                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      80
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          280                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- OBSERVING HAYING OPERATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N968K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N968K), registered now, S/N 18051603 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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 19770728019309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770728019309A), Jul 28, 1977: Cessna 180E, Biddle, MT, Substantial damage. Observing haying operation.

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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