# Accident 19810412015679A: Cessna 175, Belgrade, MT, April 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1981, 15:40 local time
- Place: Belgrade, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7827° N, 111.1783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belgrade, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7827&lon=-111.1783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9428B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9428B-2013-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 432 total, 5 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81DTI04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTI04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810412015679A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKE OFF DOWNWIND. FULL GROSS, SHORT STRIP, HIGH ALTITUDE. CAUGHT TAIL WHEEL IN FENCE, CRASHED INTO CREEK.

## 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 DEN81DTI04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTI04), Apr 12, 1981: Cessna 175 (N9428B), Belgrade, 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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