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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event DEN84LA268

1984-08-27 BILLINGS, Montana, United States Airport · BIL None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N759LD

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 182Q

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AA3C76

Registrant of record

KNUTSON WAYNE R

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT WAS LANDING WITH A 30 DEGREE LEFT CROSSWIND OF 15 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 27 KNOTS. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT CITED MORE CROSSWIND TRAINING AND PRACTICE AS PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_DEN84LA268.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.