# Accident 19850509016259A: Cvac PBY5A, Lewistown, MT, May 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1985, 08:44 local time
- Place: Lewistown, MT
- Airport: Lewistown Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0092° N, 109.3396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0092&lon=-109.3396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84857, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84857) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A (registry code 2421208, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-pby-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC PBY5A
- Reported engine: PWA R183094M2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,838 total, 19 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850509016259A

## Narrative

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

MISTAKENLY PUT HYDRAULIC FLUID INTO ALCOHOL TANK.  LOST BRAKES BECAUSE OF LOW BRAKE FLUID, TAXIED INTO A GULLY.

## 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 DEN85FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA131), May 9, 1985: Consolidated-Vultee PBY-5A (N84857), Lewistown, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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