# Accident 19990706008409A: Cessna 182Q, Conner, MT, July 6, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1999, 06:30 local time
- Place: Conner, MT
- Airport: Trapper Creek Strip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8891° N, 114.0396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8891&lon=-114.0396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N759MZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N759MZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990706008409A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LOST CONTROL ON TAKE-OFF AND STRUCK A DITCH, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON JULY 6, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 0630 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, N759MZ, A CESSNA 182Q, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF AT TRAPPER CREEK AIRSTRIP, CONNER, MONTANA.  THE PRIVATE PILOT ON BOARD WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THERE WAS NO REPORT OF AN ELT ACTUATING.  THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.                                                     (-23)PIC STATED THAT ON TAKEOFF AT TRAPPER CREEK (MT30) ON A WET GRASS RUNWAY.  THE LEFT WHEEL DUG INTO THE SOFT SURFACE AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND WENT NOSE FIRST INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH.  NO INJURIES.  DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 SEA99LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA102), Jul 6, 1999: Cessna 182Q (N759MZ), Conner, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's attempt to take off on an unsuitable runway surface due to standing water on the runway. Factors include standing water on the airstrip.

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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