# NTSB SEA76FTA20: Cessna 185, N70283, Glendive, MT, April 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1976
- Place: Glendive, MT · GLENDIVE, MT
- Location: 47.1065° N, 104.7109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glendive, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1065&lon=-104.7109&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153431
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76FTA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0932  76/4/15    GLENDIVE,MT         CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 143
        TIME - 1205                    N70283              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAWSON COMMUNITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROUNDTOP,MT                 GLENDIVE,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SWERVED RIGHT,ROLLED OFF R SIDE RWY 12.WIND 190 DEG AT 5K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N70283 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dawson Community

## 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 19760415008139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760415008139A), Apr 15, 1976: Cessna A185F, Glendive, MT, Substantial damage. Swerved right,rolled off r side rwy 12.wind 190 deg at 5K.

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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