# NTSB SEA78DTI05: Cessna 185, N3360R, Geraldine, MT, January 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1978
- 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: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143626
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DTI05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DTI05

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3360R), registered now, S/N 18502874, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- 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: Ebeling Ranch

## 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 19780105000199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780105000199A), Jan 5, 1978: Cessna A185F, Geraldine, MT, Substantial damage. Snow 6-8 inches deep on rwy.

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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