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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185E · Cut Bank, MT · February 2, 1979

Date
February 2, 1979 · 12:21 local
Place
Cut Bank, MT
Airport
Cut Bank
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N70263
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA79DTI07
Reported as
Cessna 185E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landing in strong gusty wind, struck ground with left gear and wing. Acft cartwheeled.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING IN STRONG GUSTY WIND, STRUCK GROUND WITH LEFT GEAR AND WING. ACFT CARTWHEELED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.