# NTSB DEN81FTI05: Cessna 185F, N1846R, Geraldine, MT, April 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1981
- Place: Geraldine, MT · GERALDINE, MT
- Location: 47.6020° N, 110.2667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Geraldine, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6020&lon=-110.2667&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125376
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTI05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTI05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3209  81/4/30  NR.GERALDINE,MT       CESSNA 185F         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1500
        TIME - 0810                    N1846R              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GERALDINE,MT                GERALDINE,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  350                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3200                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- SPRAYING 24D.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1846R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1846R-1983-06-22), registration cancelled 1983-06-22, S/N 18502561 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810430020759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810430020759A), Apr 30, 1981: Cessna A185F, Geraldine, MT, Destroyed. Ag pilot hit wires and crashed during aerial application operation.

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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