# NTSB MKC79DTG15: Commonwlth 185, N73825, Bottineau, ND, August 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1979
- Place: Bottineau, ND · BOTTINEAU, ND
- Location: 48.8248° N, 100.4425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bottineau, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8248&lon=-100.4425&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134211
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DTG15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTG15

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73825-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 1830, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COMMONWLTH 185
- Registry model: [Commonwealth 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/commonwealth-185) (registry code 2370608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790826022809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790826022809A), Aug 26, 1979: Comwth REWN185, Bottineau, ND, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from a freshly cut hayfield. Struck ditch collapsing landing gear.

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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