# NTSB UNK64X2905: Cessna 180, N4951A, Choteau, MT, July 18, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1964
- Place: Choteau, MT · CHOTEAU, MT
- Location: 47.8137° N, 112.1794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Choteau, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8137&lon=-112.1794&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183107
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2905
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2905

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2126  64/7/18    CHOTEAU MONT        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 6500
        TIME - 1125                    N4951A              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4951A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4951A-1970-06-23), registration cancelled 1970-06-23, S/N 32348 (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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4951A (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 SEA70A0026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70A0026), Dec 19, 1969: Cessna 180 (N4951A), Conrad, MT, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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