# NTSB SEA7KDTI30: Cessna 180J, N46069, Dillon, MT, May 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1975
- 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: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134608
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA7KDTI30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA7KDTI30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2416  75/5/16    DILLON,MT           CESSNA 180J         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1530
        TIME - 1030                    N46069              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1 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
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- MISUSED BRAKES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46069](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46069-1982-02-09), registration cancelled 1982-02-09, S/N 18052397, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Registry model: [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (registry code 2072622) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19750516011729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750516011729A), May 16, 1975: Cessna 180J, Dillon, MT, Substantial damage. Misused brakes.

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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