Cessna A185F N185BZ accident near Livingston, Montana, September 26, 2026
Cessna A185F, registration N185BZ, operated by CLEAR BLUE SKY AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Livingston, Montana on September 26, 2026. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR26LA360 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 11 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 6,075 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:15 UTC, at 6,050 ft and 113 knots, climbing at 64 feet per minute, about 25 km from Bozeman/Gallatin Fld (KBZN).
The nearest weather report, from KBZN (24 km away), showed wind 30° at 3 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna A185F registered in United States (Mode S A15370).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- September 26, 2026
- Location
- Livingston, Montana
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N185BZ
- Operator
- CLEAR BLUE SKY AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR26LA360 (In work)
- Nearest airport
- Bozeman/Gallatin Fld (KBZN)
- Recorded flight
- 11 min, max 6,075 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:15 UTC, 6,050 ft, 113 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR26LA360; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.