# Accident 19760609013839A: Cessna 2105A, Fishtail, MT, June 9, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1976
- Place: Fishtail, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 45.4481° N, 109.5084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fishtail, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4481&lon=-109.5084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8481Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8481Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5A (registry code 2073406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 2105A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,797 total, 16 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76FTA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760609013839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA76FTA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTA23), Jun 9, 1976: Cessna 205 (N8481Z), Fishtail, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8481Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790703018329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790703018329I), Jul 3, 1979: Cessna 2105 (N8481Z), Winslow, AZ, Minor damage. After landing roll aircraft veered off runway from wind gust, damaged prop and wingtip.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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