Plane Crash List

Cessna 180H N7955V

3 August 2006 · Belgrade, Montana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 3 August 2006 at about 01:15 local time, a Cessna 180H registered N7955V, operated by Mack Marketing Inc, 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 01:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Belgrade, Montana, United States
Nearest airport
Bozeman/Gallatin Field (BZN)
Coordinates
45.7775, -111.1531
Aircraft
Cessna 180H
Registration
N7955V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Mack Marketing Inc
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Belgrade → Belgrade
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA06CA155

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that he was practicing landings on runway 30. He reported that shortly after touchdown (three-point landing) the airplane "suddenly drifted left" as he turned from the runway to the taxiway. The pilot reported that while correcting for the situation, the airplane's left wing tip contacted the runway surface. No preaccident mechanical anomalies were reported.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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