# NTSB DEN81DTI21: Cessna 185, N5045R, Somers, MT, September 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1981
- Place: Somers, MT · SOMERS, MT
- Location: 48.0824° N, 114.2319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somers, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0824&lon=-114.2319&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123182
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81DTI21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTI21

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810923061439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810923061439A), Sep 23, 1981: Cessna A185F, Somers, MT, Substantial damage. Overshot stubble field planned landing area. Ran into plowed field and nosed over.

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.

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