Beech G35 accident near Cut Bank, Montana, November 6, 1982
On November 6, 1982 at about 3:39 pm local time, a Beech G35, registered N4253D, was substantially damaged in an accident near Cut Bank, Montana (Cut Bank Municipal airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 6, 1982 · about 3:39 pm local time
- Place
- Cut Bank, Montana · Cut Bank Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech G35 · all G35s on the register
- Registration
- N4253D · registry record · serial D4470
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT STARTED TO TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 31 WITH A WIND FROM 270 DEG AT 20 KTS. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED AND WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER ABOUT 400 TO 500 FT IN THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE "PLANE VEERED RIGHT AND LEFT RUNWAY." IN A SUBSEQUENT TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, HE SAID THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, HE FELT THE AIRPLANE "SKIP" SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT AND FELT THE RIGHT WING DROP. REPORTEDLY, HE THEN REJECTED THE TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, THE AIRCRAFT WEATHERVANED INTO THE WIND AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE BRAZE ASSEMBLY ROD ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS FOUND TO BE BENT FROM A SIDE OVERLOAD. A MECHANIC REPORTED THAT THERE WAS APPARENTLY NO PREVIOUS DAMAGE TO THE ROD.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; single-engine sea
- Flight time: 450 hours in all; 350 in this make and model; 7 in the last 90 days; 7 in the last 30 days; 400 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 36,939 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 71 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,775 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental E-225-8 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: CTB Cut Bank MT at 8:39 am
- Destination: C Lethbridge Albe
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 31, 5,985 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 20 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 91°F (33°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
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