# NTSB SEA78FTA20: Cessna R182, N7309Y, Billings, MT, August 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1978
- Place: Billings, MT · BILLINGS, MT
- Location: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7833&lon=-108.5007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139981
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FTA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2217  78/8/30    BILLINGS,MT         CESSNA R182         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1000
        TIME - 0900                    N7309Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HARDIN,MT                   BILLINGS,MT                  HYSHAM,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSE GR FLEX LINE RUPTURED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7309Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Logan

## 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 19780830023709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780830023709A), Aug 30, 1978: Cessna 182H, Billings, MT, Substantial damage. Nose gr flex line ruptured.

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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