# Accident 19790202002069A: Cessna 185E, Cut Bank, MT, February 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1979, 12:21 local time
- Place: Cut Bank, MT
- Airport: Cut Bank
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6084° N, 112.3762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CUT BANK INTL (CTB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6084&lon=-112.3762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70263, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70263-1979-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185E (registry code 2072816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DTI07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DTI07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790202002069A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA79DTI07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DTI07), Feb 2, 1979: Cessna 185E (N70263), Cut Bank, 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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