# NTSB SEA75AS036: Cessna A185F, N4948C, Havre, MT, March 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1975
- Place: Havre, MT · HAVRE, MT
- Location: 48.5419° N, 109.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Havre, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5419&lon=-109.6780&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147948
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75AS036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0356  75/3/20    HAVRE,MT            CESSNA A185F        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0820                    N4948C              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 33, 5620 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            23 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAVRE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAVRE,MT                    SHERIDAN,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
        REMARKS- PLT USED R SEAT DUE L SEAT SLIDE MALF.L RUDDER PEDAL,R SEAT,WENT TO STOWED PSN.27HRS TOTAL ON ACFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4948C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4948C), registered now, S/N 18502664, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Havre

## 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 19750320006129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750320006129A), Mar 20, 1975: Cessna A185F, Havre, MT, Substantial damage. Plt used r seat due l seat slide malf.l rudder pedal,r seat,went to stowed psn.27HRS total on acft

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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