What happened
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Dark night approach
As the FAA filed it
DARK NIGHT APPROACH
FAA accident report · Cessna 185 · Ekalaka, MT · August 27, 1976
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- Date
- August 27, 1976
- Place
- Ekalaka, MT
- Airport
- Ekalaka
- Phase of flight
- Final Approach
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- N9942X
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- People aboard
- 2
- Fatal injuries
- 0
- Pilot’s flight hours
- 13,850 total1,400 in this make and model205 in the last 90 days
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