# Incident 19940804031429I: Cessna TU206A, Bigfork, MT, August 4, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1994, 08:40 local time
- Place: Bigfork, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: W8AA
- Location: 48.0633° N, 114.0726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bigfork, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0633&lon=-114.0726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120TH-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206A (registry code 2073318, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940804031429I

## Narrative

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

TWIN FLOATS LEFT RETENTION WIRE ATTACH BRACKET FAILED ON TAKEOFF. FLOAT STRUT COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N120TH (1)

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

- [Accident 19950830027119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950830027119A), Aug 30, 1995: Cessna U206A (N120TH), Spokane, WA, Substantial damage. Float plane trouble lifting from glassy water causing late liftoff. Stalled avoiding power lines. Impacted shore.

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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