# NTSB SEA76DTI06: Cessna A185F, N2525S, Geraldine, MT, August 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1975
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150498
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DTI06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DTI06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3207   75/8/4  NR.GERALDINE,MT       CESSNA A185F        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1607
        TIME - 0900                    N2525S              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCRIBNER FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GERALDINE,MT                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- LNDD LONG ON 800FT STRIP.BLEW TIRE,GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2525S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2525S-1988-04-11), registration cancelled 1988-04-11, S/N 18502244 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scribner Farm

## 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 19750804024289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750804024289A), Aug 4, 1975: Cessna A185F, Geraldine, MT, Substantial damage. Lndd long on 800FT strip. Blew tire,gr collapsed.

## Other investigations on N2525S (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN88LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA009), Oct 12, 1987: Cessna A185F (N2525S), Glasgow, MT, substantial damage

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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