- Date
- July 27, 1973
- Place
- Billings, MT · BILLINGS, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9920XCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730727021309A
- Case key
- 188916
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2903 73/7/27 NR.BILLINGS,MONT CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 9375 TIME - 1530 N9920X PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLAINE RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BILLINGS,MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- DITCH CUT ACROSS RWY ON PRIVATE STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9920X
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Blaine Ranch
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.