ENGINE(S): Continental O-470K SN# 47942-7-K
PROPELLER(S): McCauley 2A34C66-OP
APPROXIMATE TOTAL HOURS (estimated TT & TSMO from logbooks or other information):
ENGINE(S): TT unknown TSMOH 1395.8 (A&P OH on 6/22/1969)
PROPELLER(S): TT unknown
AIRFRAME: Logs indicate 1873.8 TTSN (unverified)
OTHER EQUIPMENT Collins 351 Nav, KT76 transponder, PM1000 intercom. Docking station not included.
DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENT: Lost power short of destination airport on 6/14/2015 and forced landed in a field
DESCRIPTION OF DAMAGES: Propeller bent, upper and lower cowlings damaged, engine mount and firewall, right main gear torn out, both wings damaged, aft fuselage buckled, horizontal bent, all flight controls damaged.
LOCATION OF AIRCRAFT: Polson, Montana at Stene Aviation (locked in a hangar)
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MATTHEW T. SCHANTZ: http://registry.faa.gov/N9699B
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, June 19, 2015 in Polson, MT
Aircraft: CESSNA 180A, registration: N9699B
Injuries: 3 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On June 19, 2015 about 1340 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 180A, N9699B, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Polson, Montana. The commercial pilot and two passengers were not injured. The airplane was registered to, and operated by, the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Cavanaugh Bay Airport (66S), Coolin, Idaho, at 1140, with a planned destination of Polson Airport (8S1), Polson.
In a written statement, the pilot stated that during approach, about 3 miles from the airport, the engine lost all power. The pilot continued his descent while maintaining the best glide airspeed and performing the engine restart procedures. Despite his efforts the engine would not restart, and he initiated a forced landing to a small field. During the landing, the right main gear collapsed, subsequently resulting in substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. The pilot further stated that he had 26 gallons of fuel on board prior to departing 66S.
The airplane wreckage was removed from the accident site and transported to a secure facility for further examination.
A family of three walked away from their plane after it crashed Friday afternoon in Polson.
The family — a couple and their small child— were in a Cessna 180 when it crashed in a small field between Rocky Point Road and Flathead Lake near the Polson Airport.
The family was not injured, and the child was strapped in a car seat, Polson fire department assistant chief Pete Bishop said.
Bishop said he was driving away from his home on Flathead Lake when he saw the plane flying overhead. He said he could not hear the plane’s engine and it appeared the plane may have lost power.
“They went over the top of me and then the pager went off,” Bishop said.
The airplane is registered to Matthew Schantz of Larkspur, Colo. The pilot and his wife declined to be interviewed. The plane was loaded with what appeared to be camping gear.
High winds were prevalent in Polson Friday afternoon, with gusts reported by the National Weather Service at 30 mph.
Friday’s crash was the third airplane crash near Polson in the last six months. In December one man died when a Piper Cub crashed near Irvine Flats. Last month a crop duster airplane crashed on Irvine Flats. The pilot was not injured in that crash.
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Wood Eppelsheimer Cessna 180A N9699B. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA recognized Wood Buell Eppelsheimer in 2013 with inclusion in the prestigious FAA Airmen Certification Database.
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