# Accident 19840921050339A: Cessna 2105, Highwood, MT, September 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1984, 01:52 local time
- Place: Highwood, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5790° N, 110.7809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5790&lon=-110.7809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8435Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 2105
- Reported engine: CONT IO470S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84FA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840921050339A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN ON A DARK NIGHT WITH RAIN AND FOG IN AREA. PILOT HAD A MODERATELY HIGH BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL.

## 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 DEN84FA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA295), Sep 21, 1984: Cessna 205 (N8435Z), Highwood, MT, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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