- Date
- October 16, 1979
- Place
- Dillon, MT · DILLON, MT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4961QCessna A185F
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791016027909A
- Case key
- 133980
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2411 79/10/16 NR.DILLON,MT CESSNA A185F CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 2057 TIME - 1700 N4961Q PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DILLON,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- AERIAL SURVEY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4961Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.