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FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Cut Bank, MT · July 15, 2004

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Date
July 15, 2004 · 11:15 local
Place
Cut Bank, MT
Airport
Cut Bank Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N185S
Reported as
Cessna A185F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total3,000 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N185SRegistered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18503230 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna A185FEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On July 15, 2004, at approximately 11:15 am local time, a Cessna 185, N185S was taking off from the Cut Bank, Montana airport on runway 23. Approximately 720' down the runway, the aircraft crossed the center line of the runway, and approximately 900' down the runway, the aircraft departed the left side of the runway, nosed over, and flipped upside down. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident and the wind was reported by the pilot and several witnesses to be light and variable.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 15, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15 AM LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 185, N185S WAS TAKING OFF FROM THE CUT BANK, MONTANA AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 23. APPROXIMATELY 720' DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY, AND APPROXIMATELY 900' DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, NOSED OVER, AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE WIND WAS REPORTED BY THE PILOT AND SEVERAL WITNESSES TO BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE.