Cessna 180A N5359D
21 August 1999 · Belgrade, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 August 1999 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 180A registered N5359D was involved in an accident near Belgrade, Montana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Belgrade, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gallatin Field (BZN)
- Coordinates
- 45.8094, -111.1495
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180A
- Registration
- N5359D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA99LA147
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Clearance from objects was not maintained during taxiing. Factors include the pilot's inadequate visual lookout.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that, because of camera equipment on the dash restricting his visibility, he turned into the parked airplane which he did not see while taxiing in from a flight. In a written statement, he stated that the collision occurred in a right turn with his attention diverted to the left.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 1999 | Cessna 180G | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1999 | Cessna 180 | Quebec, Canada | Frank G Riess | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1999 | Cessna 180H | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1999 | Cessna 180J | Granbury, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1999 | Cessna 180J | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1999 | Cessna 180J | Necedah, Wisconsin, United States | Wisconsin DNR | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 1999 | Eugene Hughes LANCAIR IV | Butte, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1999 | Maule M-5-235C | Laurel, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1999 | Beechcraft S35 | Melstone, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1999 | Piper PA-24-250 | Bozeman, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 May 1999 | Cessna 182K | Kalispell, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1999 | D Wayne Smith WAYNCRAFT 14 | Libby, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |