- Date
- September 15, 1966
- Place
- Great Falls, MT · GREAT FALLS, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4145YCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120425
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4022 66/9/15 GREAT FALLS MONT CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 16700 TIME - 1750 N4145Y PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2400 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT FALLS INTL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: TAXIWAY LIGHTING AND MARKING REMARKS- PARKED ACFT PA30-N7982Y-SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.TAXIWAY NOT PROPERLY IDENTIFIED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4145Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Great Falls Intl
N4145YRegistration cancelled Feb 8, 2025 · Cessna 185AAirframe modelCessna 185AEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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Other investigations on N4145Y · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX02LA258Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFillmore, CAthe pilot's continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the in-flight collision with terrain during a climb.NTSB ANC95LA140Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTeller, AKDeflation of the left main tundra tire due to valve stem damage (failure) when the tire rotated independently of the wheel rim, resulting in loss of directional control and a ground swerve.NTSB ANC90LA092Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKFailure of the right main gear torque plate causing an uncontrollable landing roll out.