# Incident 19810317016959I: Cessna 206CESSNA, Montrose, CO, March 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1981, 10:20 local time
- Place: Montrose, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4688° N, 107.8590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montrose, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4688&lon=-107.8590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4754U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4754U-2009-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 600 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/19810317016959I

## Narrative

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

ZA PILOT ENCOUNTERED LOWERING WEATHER ENROUTE. STARTED TURN AROUND, CAUGHT IN SNOW SHOWERS. HIT STAKES ON HIGHWAY.

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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