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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.

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