# NTSB SEA79DTI07: Cessna 185E, N70263, Cut Bank, MT, February 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1979
- Place: Cut Bank, MT · CUT BANK, MT
- Location: 48.6341° N, 112.3301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cut Bank, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6341&lon=-112.3301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137935
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DTI07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DTI07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0269   79/2/2    CUT BANK,MT         CESSNA 185E         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1221                    N70263              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CUT BANK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONRAD,MT                   CUT BANK,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 8000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       28
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 36K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70263](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70263-1979-02-26), registration cancelled 1979-02-26, S/N 18502084 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185E
- Registry model: [Cessna 185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185e) (registry code 2072816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cut Bank

## 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 19790202002069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790202002069A), Feb 2, 1979: Cessna 185E, Cut Bank, MT, Substantial damage. Landing in strong gusty wind, struck ground with left gear and wing. Acft cartwheeled.

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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