# Accident 19731010031009A: Cessna A185E, Custer, MT, October 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1973
- Place: Custer, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 46.1292° N, 107.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Custer, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1292&lon=-107.5555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4560F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 223 in this make and model, 268 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74FTA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FTA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731010031009A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

500FT UNPREPARED STRIP.NOSEOVER CROSSING DEPRESSION.LNDD TO ADJUST ONBOARD INSTRUMENTATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 SEA74FTA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FTA11), Oct 10, 1973: Cessna 185E (N4560F), Custer, MT, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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