# Accident 20040508035049A: Dorner DO27A4, Marion, MT, May 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2004
- Place: Marion, MT
- Airport: Cabin Creek Landing Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0725° N, 114.6783° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0725&lon=-114.6783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N276MK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N276MK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dornier DO27A4 (registry code 2990704, https://openairdocs.org/model/dornier-do27a4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480-G1B6 (registry code 42181, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-g1b6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DORNER DO27A4
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 27 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040508035049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 8, 2004, A DORNIER DO27A4, N276MK, MADE A HARD LANDING AT THE CABIN CREEK AIRPORT, NEAR MARION, MONTANA, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

## 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 SEA04LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA196), May 8, 2004: Dornier DO27A4 (N276MK), Marion, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing.

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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