Cessna A185F N9533H
23 November 2024 · Lewistown, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 November 2024 at about 21:40 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N9533H was involved in an accident near Lewistown, Montana, United States. 2 people were 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 21:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lewistown, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- 46.7501, -108.8800
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N9533H
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1977
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lewistown → Lewistown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR25LA047
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadvertent impact with a rock during a landing on a grass strip.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that while landing on an off-airport airstrip with a grass/turf surface, the right main landing gear rolled over a rock, which then dislodged from the ground. The rock then struck the empennage which resulted in substantial damage to the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2024 | Cessna A185F | Rural Retreat, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 2024 | Cessna A185F | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | Civil Air Patrol Inc | No injuries | - |
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| 23 Jun 2024 | Cessna A185F | Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States | Wincar Air LLC | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2024 | Cessna A185F | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 2024 | Cessna A185F | Kent, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 2024 | Enstrom 280FX | Lewistown, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 15 Sep 2024 | Robinson R44 II | Basin, Montana, United States | Raven II LLC | Serious injuries | - |
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