# Accident 20060819017169A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Canyonferrylake, MT, August 19, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2006, 15:00 local time
- Place: Canyonferrylake, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4639° N, 111.5097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4639&lon=-111.5097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4109Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 760 total, 435 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060819017169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 19, 2006 AT 1500 MDT, A BELLANCA 8GCBC, N4109Y, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND ON THE EAST SIDE OF CANYON FERRY LAKE NEAR TOWNSEND, MONTANA, 100 FEET FROM LOWER DUCK CREEK ROAD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MAJOR INJURIES TO THE FACE.

## 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 SEA06LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA164), Aug 19, 2006: Bellanca 8GCBC (N4109Y), Townsend, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance while intentionally maneuvering low to the ground.

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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