- Date
- August 26, 1979
- Place
- Bottineau, ND · BOTTINEAU, ND
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N73825Commonwlth 185
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790826022809A
- Case key
- 134211
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2734 79/8/26 BOTTINEAU,ND COMMONWLTH 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 950 TIME - 2000 N73825 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOTTINEAU,ND MINOT,ND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION-HAYFIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73825
- Reported as
- Commonwlth 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N73825Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Commonwealth 185Airframe modelCommonwealth 185Engine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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