# NTSB SEA80DTI05: Cessna A185F, N4914E, Condon, MT, February 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1980
- Place: Condon, MT · CONDON, MT
- Location: 47.5344° N, 113.6911° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Condon, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5344&lon=-113.6911&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131719
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DTI05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DTI05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0216  80/2/25    CONDON,MT           CESSNA A185F        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1315                    N4914E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  38, 6652 TOTAL HOURS, 40
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MISSOULA,MT                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RWY SNOW PLOWED 25FT WIDE.FROZEN BERM ON EDGE OF RWY BLENDED W SNOW ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4914E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## 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 19800225003289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800225003289A), Feb 25, 1980: Cessna A185F, Condon, MT, Substantial damage. Hit frozen snow berm landing on Private snow-plowed strip. Severed left main gear. Flipped over.

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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