# Accident 19851214062189A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Hardin, MT, December 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1985, 08:30 local time
- Place: Hardin, MT
- Airport: Jip Creek
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6997° N, 107.6905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6997&lon=-107.6905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5173U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5173U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 206 (registry code 2073302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 3 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851214062189A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, STRUCK A SNOWBANK ON THE RUNWAY, VEERED OFF THE SIDE, DOWN A SLOPE INTO DEEP SNOW.

## 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 DEN86LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA046), Dec 14, 1985: Cessna 206 (N5173U), Hardin, MT, destroyed

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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