- Date
- November 4, 1977
- Place
- Bay Horse, MT · BAY HORSE, MT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N21709Cessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771104034549A
- Case key
- 144596
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3590 77/11/4 BAY HORSE,MT CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 1500 TIME - 0700 N21709 PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAY HORSE STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAY HORSE,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY REMARKS- RT BRAKE PUCK 70% WORN,FADING FOR LAST WK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21709
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bay Horse Strip
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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.