# Accident 19790826022809A: Comwth REWN185, Bottineau, ND, August 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1979, 20:00 local time
- Place: Bottineau, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.8248° N, 100.4425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bottineau, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8248&lon=-100.4425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73825, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73825-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Commonwealth 185 (registry code 2370608, https://openairdocs.org/model/commonwealth-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COMWTH REWN185
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 5 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DTG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTG15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790826022809A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM A FRESHLY CUT HAYFIELD. STRUCK DITCH COLLAPSING LANDING GEAR.

## 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 MKC79DTG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTG15), Aug 26, 1979: Commonwlth 185 (N73825), Bottineau, ND, 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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