# NTSB SEA79FTA16: Cessna 180, N1674C, Landusky, MT, July 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1979
- Place: Landusky, MT · LANDUSKY, MT
- Location: 47.8983° N, 108.6197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Landusky, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8983&lon=-108.6197&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 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135602
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FTA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1331   79/7/8  NR.LANDUSKY,MT        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 420
        TIME - 0830                    N1674C              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LANDUSKY,MT                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- CHECKING CATTLE. LND IN HAYFIELD,150FT DROP AT END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1674C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1674C), registered now, S/N 30374, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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

## 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 19790708015189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790708015189A), Jul 8, 1979: Cessna 180, Landusky, MT, Substantial damage. Pilot landed two-thirds of the way down a 3900 ft. strip. Ground looped to prevent running off the end.

## Other investigations on N1674C (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 WPR10CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA011), Oct 8, 2009: Cessna 180 (N1674C), Pistol Creek, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of one of the airplane's main landing gear legs during landing in variable gusting wind conditions, due to the nut being stripped from the attachment bolt.

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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