- Date
- January 5, 1978
- Place
- Geraldine, MT · GERALDINE, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3360RCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780105000199A
- Case key
- 143626
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0143 78/1/5 GERALDINE,MT CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1515 N3360R PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 1702 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 7 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EBELING RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHERIDAN,WY GERALDINE,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- SNOW 6-8 INCHES DEEP ON RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3360R
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ebeling 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.