# Accident 20000703005759A: Cessna 120, Toston, MT, July 3, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2000, 11:30 local time
- Place: Toston, MT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1692° N, 111.5099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1692&lon=-111.5099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2146N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2146N-2003-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000703005759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE GOT INTO A STRONG DOWN DRAFT AND COULDN'T MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. HE TOUCHED DOWN ON A ROAD AND THERE WAS A GATE AND CATTLE GUARD 200 FT. IN FRONT OF HIM AND HE HIT THEM AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 SEA00LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA126), Jul 3, 2000: Cessna 120 (N2146N), Toston, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude to avoid contact with the ground. Contributing factors were the downdraft conditions and the fence post.

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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