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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Philipsburg, MT · June 3, 1988

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Date
June 3, 1988 · 18:00 local
Place
Philipsburg, MT
Airport
Riddick Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N94237
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN88LA124
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
101 total35 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N94237Registered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18503294 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna A185FEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost directional control on rollout. Ground looped. Gear collapsed and wing hit runway. Student carried passenger.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT. GROUND LOOPED. GEAR COLLAPSED AND WING HIT RUNWAY. STUDENT CARRIED PASSENGER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN88LA124Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPhillipsburg, MTJun 4, 1988 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N94237 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20260328002869ALanding: Touchdown · Skwentna, AKThe flight was a personal flight with one passenger to the pilot’s cabin near sqwentna, Alaska. The weather conditions were day VFR and the wind was calm. The pilot stated that after touchdown, he heard a loud bang. The nose of the airplane then momentarily…Mar 28, 2026 · Substantial damageAccident 19780723018209ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Oak Harbor,Wa, WAR main gr tire failed.Jul 23, 1978 · Substantial damage