# Accident 19771104034549A: Cessna A185F, Bay Horse, MT, November 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1977
- Place: Bay Horse, MT
- Airport: Bay Horse Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 45.0433° N, 105.5669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bay Horse, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0433&lon=-105.5669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21709, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21709) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-D (registry code 17236, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 52 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FTA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771104034549A

## Narrative

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

RT BRAKE PUCK 70 WORN,FADING FOR LAST WK.

## 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 SEA78FTA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTA03), Nov 4, 1977: Cessna 185 (N21709), Bay Horse, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N21709 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930430011459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930430011459I), Apr 30, 1993: Cessna A185F (N21709), Homer, AK, Minor damage. Pilot landed on beach near his cabin. Aircraft nosed up while taxiing to cabin due to sand.
- [Incident 19870623041979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870623041979I), Jun 23, 1987: Cessna A185F (N21709), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. Engine was cutting out on takeoff. Returned for a crosswind landing. Right main wheel hit the runway damaging axle.

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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