- Date
- August 28, 1987, 18:00 local (Aug 29, 1987, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Grassy Butte, ND
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2413CCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870828048499A
- Case key
- 17303
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
N2413C, a Cessna 180, was landing in teddy roosevelt national park where the plt and his passengers intended to hunt deer. A flat, Grassy area on a ridge was selected for landing. The area was checked and marked off by friends of the plt before the landing attempt; however, the plt said the marked area was shorter than he had requested. During the landing roll the acft encountered a drop off and the rt MLG collapsed resulting in damage to the firewall and rt wing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2413C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30713
- Airframe hours
- 3,650
- Engine
- Continental O-470-A, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Terry L. Belzer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 5, 1986 · 130 hours before
- Departed
- 9D7 · Cando, ND
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 510 total · 124 in this make and model · 486 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.