46.8721° N, 113.9940° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Missoula, MT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 9, 1985 · 16:11 local
Place
Missoula, MT
Airport
Co
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4278S
Reported as
Cessna 305A
Reported engine
Continental O47011B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,970 total55 in this make and model15 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.
Lost control on rollout and groundlooped. Damage to left gear, wingtip and propeller.
As the FAA filed it
LOST CONTROL ON ROLLOUT AND GROUNDLOOPED. DAMAGE TO LEFT GEAR, WINGTIP AND PROPELLER.