- Date
- September 23, 1981
- Place
- Somers, MT · SOMERS, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5045RCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810923061439A
- Case key
- 123182
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3465 81/9/23 SOMERS,MT CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 2500 TIME - 1530 N5045R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 465 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KALISPELL,MT SOMERS,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- LNDD IN SOFT WHEAT STUBBLE FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5045R
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private
FAA reports on this event · 1
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