# NTSB SEA77FTI03: Cessna 180H, N7912V, Dillon, MT, November 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1976
- Place: Dillon, MT · DILLON, MT
- Location: 45.2181° N, 112.6345° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillon, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2181&lon=-112.6345&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155945
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FTI03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTI03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3277  76/11/11   DILLON,MT           CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 165
        TIME - 1255                    N7912V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAVERHEAD COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUTTE,MT                    DILLON,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT HAD LITTLE EXP WITH CONVENTIONAL GR TYPE ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7912V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beaverhead 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 19761111034459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761111034459A), Nov 11, 1976: Cessna 180H, Dillon, MT, Substantial damage. Plt had little exp with conventional gr type acft.

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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