# NTSB SEA76AS077: Cessna A185F, N53075, Geraldine, MT, September 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1976
- Place: Geraldine, MT · GERALDINE, MT
- Location: 47.6020° N, 110.2667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Geraldine, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6020&lon=-110.2667&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76AS077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2553  76/9/15    GERALDINE,MT        CESSNA A185F        CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 480
        TIME - 1210                    N53075              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 190 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OWEN BROTHERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONRAD,MT                   GERALDINE,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MADE 2 LOW PASSES FOLLOWED BY LOW ALT ROLL,SPLIT-S TYPE RECOVERY FRM INVERTED PSN.PLT AT CTLS UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53075](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53075-2012-08-15), registration cancelled 2012-08-15, S/N 18502360, built 1974 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Owen Brothers

## 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 19760915030549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760915030549A), Sep 15, 1976: Cessna A185F, Geraldine, MT, Destroyed. Made 2 low passes followed by low alt roll,split-s type recovery frm inverted psn. Plt at ctls unk.

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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