Cessna A185F N4961Q
16 October 1979 · Dillon, Montana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 October 1979 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N4961Q, operated by Aerial Geophys, was involved in an accident during in flight near Dillon, Montana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dillon, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N4961Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aerial Geophys
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2411
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AERIAL SURVEY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 1979 | Cessna A185F | Eugene, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1979 | Cessna A185F | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | Paul Fournet F | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Aug 1979 | Cessna A185F | Westwego, Louisiana, United States | Gulfcoast Cont | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Dec 1979 | Cessna A185F | Venice, Louisiana, United States | Pan Air Corpor | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jul 1979 | Cessna A185F | Halibut Cove, Alaska, United States | Cook Inlet AVI | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1979 | Cessna A185F | Renton, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |