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| Date: | Friday 16 July 2004 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N185S |
| MSN: | 18503230 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cut Bank Municipal Airport, Cut Bank, Montana (CTB) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Cut Bank, MT (CTB) |
| Miles City, MT (MLS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
In a written statement the pilot stated that during the takeoff roll, the airplane "quickly left the runway to the left and flipped on it's back." According to the pilot, the winds at the time of the accident were favoring runway 23 at an estimated speed of six knots. The pilot was departing on runway 23 when the accident occurred.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040810X01179&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2015 21:23 | Noro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 07-Dec-2017 18:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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