- Date
- May 13, 1982, 18:00 local (May 14, 1982, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cut Bank, MT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9957NCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820513016149A
- Case key
- 70387
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that during landing, the aircraft veered off the right side of the runway even though he used left rudder. After departing the runway, the aircraft encountered a shallow ditch and went over on its back. The pilot reported that the winds were variable at 10 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9957N
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18052612
- Airframe hours
- 944
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Meriwether Farms Inc
- Registered owner
- Meriwether Farms Inc
- Departed
- Cutbank, MT
- Destination
- Cutbank, MT
- Airport
- Private Airstrip, runway 27
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 5,414 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 80 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.