# NTSB SEA79FTA09: Cessna 180, N9434C, Miles City, MT, February 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1979
- Place: Miles City, MT · MILES CITY, MT
- Location: 46.4058° N, 105.8389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miles City, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4058&lon=-105.8389&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137833
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FTA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0249  79/2/25  NR.MILES CITY,MT      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 790
        TIME - 1400                    N9434C              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 173 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MILES CITY,MT                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ATTMPTD TKOF DOWN STEEP HILLSIDE. FUEL TANKS UNPORTED & ENG CUT OUT. CONT TKOF & HIT RIVER BANK,
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9434C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9434C-2018-04-04), registration cancelled 2018-04-04, S/N 31832 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790225003569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790225003569A), Feb 25, 1979: Cessna 180, Miles City, MT, Substantial damage. Tkof aborted due to rough engine. No cause found. Possibly fuel failed to feed due to nose low attitude on takeoff.

## Other investigations on N9434C (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW77DRG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG29), Feb 27, 1977: Cessna 180 (N9434C), New Braunfels, TX, substantial damage

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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