# Incident 19790123003619I: Cessna 2105, Mason City, IA, January 23, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1979, 11:31 local time
- Place: Mason City, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1478° N, 93.2004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mason City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1478&lon=-93.2004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8465Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8465Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5(205) (registry code 2073202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 2105
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 350 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790123003619I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED WHEN WEATHER WAS BELOW VFR MINIMUMS AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED.

## Other reports on N8465Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19771004030949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771004030949A), Oct 4, 1977: Cessna 2105 (N8465Z), Arizona City, AZ, Substantial damage. Lnd on road,tall grass caught wg.

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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